Jeanette Hinkson nee Bain the only daughter in a large family of boys, Born 1918 in Cobo Town, Port of Spain, Trinidad. The Bains were a well known family in the city, her children also became well known as adults.
This is her story written in amazing detail and with love for her early childhood life, the people of a special neighbourhood filled with wonderful characters.
Jeanette Bain's book is of a lost lifestyle not so long ago. A time of innocence and simplicity at the start of an era where rapid change and independence were approaching.
She has a storyteller's ability and her story is both easy to read and well written.