Driftwood Camp

Driftwood Camp, on Trinidad's coast, named for its beach's driftwood, housed British nationals working in oil for WW2 efforts. Covering 1958-1964, a time of significant change and Trinidad's move towards independence under Eric Williams, the novel explores the contrasting lives of the privileged British staff and the local villagers serving them. Amidst the backdrop of self-governance and societal shifts, private indiscretions among the staff lead to dramatic consequences.

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About the Author: Ian Gill
Ian Gill is a Trinidad born male of European origin whose ancestors arrived in the Caribbean prior to Indian Indentured labor. His farther Tyrrwhitt Methuen Gill was Barbadian born and trained as a construction engineer via international correspondence schools and was well versed in veterinary services. He married Linda Agar of St Anns. Both parents had Irish ancestors.

Ian gill is the youngest of 4 children and was schooled initially at Beach Camp private school, at Presentation College Sanfernando and in the UK at Park Lane college of further Education and then at Leeds Polytechnic in marketing and management.

He has worked mainly in marketing in the English speaking Caribbean and in advertising and in radio being a presenter on a leading radio station Radio 97 for 8 years. He has written and performed a number of radio jingles, acted in two popular locally made films "the story of Wendy" which received accolades at ZIFF ( Zanzibar International film festival) and the "story of Wendy part 2" which was awarded the Popular choice at the TTFF (Trinidad and Tobago Film festival). He has had a number of art exhibitions and has sung at all major locations including NAPA (National Academy of Performing Arts), Queens Hall, Central bank auditorium and other major venues . He is married, the father of 6, grandfather of 7, and the great grandfather of one.
Driftwood Camp is an oilfield Camp located on the southern coast of Trinidad and so called because of the huge amounts of driftwood washed up on the beach mainly from the Orinoco River. The camp was set up to accommodate British nationals hired to exploit the oil resources at the behest of Winston Churchill to aid the war efforts for World War 2 1939-1945.

The novel covers the period 1958 to 1964 when many colonies were moving to self government including Trinidad and where change was the order of the day. Dr Eric Williams had led the peoples National Movement to power in 1956 and ultimately to internal self government Independence; eventually Trinidad and Tobago became a Republic.
The white British staff enjoy all the benefits of Camp life in strict contrast to the black villages who provide servants, maids, washers and yard boys for the Camp occupants. In their jobs the white "A" staff are highly trained, organised and competent but privately engage in sexual adventures that have serious repercussions.

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