Written in a combination of English and Trinidad Creole, Pleasantview reveals the dark side of the Caribbean dream-where poverty and patriarchy savagely rule, and where love and revenge often go hand in hand. The residents of Pleasantview come to vivid light in this extraordinary debut from Celeste Mohammed. Each slice of life in this Trinidadian village cuts clean to the bone, revealing how people are both complicated and complicit in the way we break each other's hearts and bodies. From the riveting opening to the aching end, Mohammed's gift for giving voice to each character is glorious.