More Rain More Rest

"The days of sugar cane in St. Kitts – Short Sketches" written by Philip Walwyn.

Philip Walwyn (1947-2015) first came to St. Kitts in 1959 and in his words, "I will claim that I knew the place well before that visit because I have listened to the stories from way back. From 1970 my little Kittitian Estate of Mount Pleasant with its pretty wooden house and wonderful views had been home to my family.

Philip was a man of unusual talents: boat builder, solo trans-Atlantic sailor, home designer, innkeeper, sugar plantation manager, drinker and raconteur. He was adventurous and resolutely refused to follow a conventional path in his life. Philip Walwyn was a shy romantic but also a deeply practical man. He knew what it took to make something work. A respected mentor of craftsman on land, a respected captain at sea.

More Rain, More Rest is full of the stories of island life and the days of sugar. Philip's wry honest observations come from a long connection with the people in the field and the lives they lived. His sketches, awash with local colour and politics, provide a personal and unique insight into past Caribbean times. 

In her collection of paintings, his wife Kate Spencer, captures the people and landscape with her brush as Philip has with his words.

This book has a special place in the social history of St. Kitts and Nevis and the Caribbean.