Creating characters and unravelling their stories is an invigorating and unpredictable adventure into the unknown. It might be daunting sometimes, but when I'm in the zone, it's one helluva ride.
I felt deliciously consumed by my 74-year-old Caribbean protagonist, Barrington Jedidiah Walker Esq. He arrived easily, no birthing pains, and I found myself unwittingly talking to him in Barrington's Antiguan accent.
Barrington is a larger-than-life unreliable narrator who is complicated and passionate, with a strong and opinionated internal commentary. He's eager to regale me with his escapades and lay bare his traumas and dilemmas.
On the surface, Barrington is a traditional family man, married to his deeply religious wife, Carmel, for 50 years. The pair of them arrived from Antigua in 1960 and settled in Stoke Newington in north London.
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