1785 - The Mosquito Coast.
Torn away from her native forest home and plunged into abject slavery, lovely ÒShy BirdÓ becomes ÒJosefaÓ. Alone in the mangrove, the young Indian girl gives birth to a boy child, the fruit of her brutal masterÕs assaults. Fearing for her childÕs life, and against all odds, she decides to make a dash for freedom.
This is her story.