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Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind

Name: Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind
Brand: Dkj Enterprises: Discovery and Key
SKU: 9798991590976
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Contributors:

Scarlet Ibis James

Publisher:

Dkj Enterprises: Discovery and Key

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Family & Relationships

Book Subcategory:

Parenting

Book Topic:

Fatherhood

Series:

The Scarlet Yearnings Collective #2

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Release Date:

4/4/2025

ISBN 13:

9798991590976

Weight:

0.47 lbs

Size:

8.50 x 5.50 x 0.41 inches

Pages:

180

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Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind

Award-Winning Standalone Fiction Novella

"A moving family saga ... about fractured family relationships and the healing power of love." - Foreword Reviews

Winner: Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award
Winner: NYC Big Book Award, Multicultural Fiction
First Place: International Firebird Book Awards, Multicultural Fiction
Winner: Literary Titan Gold Book Award, Fiction

What happens when a father's final words become a daughter's first act of release?

Set between Trinidad and New York from the late 1960s through the early 1990s, Scarlet Birthright traces the lasting consequences of one man's decision to leave. Joromi, a young DJ chasing opportunity abroad, believes distance will protect everyone involved. Instead, his absence shapes the lives of the women left behind, including a daughter he never claims.

Told through the intertwined perspectives of Joromi, Margaret, and Trisha, the novel examines how silence becomes inheritance, how love coexists with harm, and how reckoning arrives long after the moment of choice. The story moves from the social vibrancy of Trinidad's fetes to the restrained interiors of immigrant life in New York, capturing the emotional cost of migration, respectability, and deferred responsibility.

Both intimate and expansive, Scarlet Birthright explores family fracture without simplification and healing without easy resolution. It is a novel about legacy, accountability, and the courage required to interrupt what has been passed down.

"A raw, emotional novella ... messy, real, and haunting in the best way." - Literary Titan, Starred Review

About the Author
James, Scarlet Ibis: - SCARLET IBIS JAMES brings worlds to life where African spirits commune with their diasporic descendants, weaving Caribbean legacy with modern truths. Born in Trinidad and now based in New York City, she crafts stories that bridge islands and boroughs, generations and cultures. When not writing, James can be found dining with her family all over New York City, hunting for the perfect roti in Queens, collecting stories on subway rides, or tending to her beloved Aglaonema Wishes plant, Rosie, in her Harlem apartment. Visit her at www.scarletibisjames.com.

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