Drums of My Flesh

This is a plug for my uncle's latest book: Cyril Dabydeen's Drums of My Flesh. Cyril is my father's brother, and though he's not as famous as another, more distant uncle -- he has held his own in the literary circles. Cyril is a poet, a short story writer and a novelist. Drums of My Flesh is his latest, and is a full length novel devoted to a familiar topic: Guyana. His writing pulls a lot from his past, growing up in Guyana. The topic isn't one that really interests me. I left at a young age, and don't really know the country as an adult. For me, home and country is Canada -- although it isn't my childhood. But if you're up for exploring a culture not quite your own -- or if you're Guyanese and want to revisit your past, Drums of My Flesh may not be a bad place to start.