It all begins with the theft of Tessa Walcott's polkadot panties and a river that changes course overnight. When Imelda Richardson leaves the small village of Watersgate, Jamaica, armed only with one small suitcase, she is doing so for the second time. One of the throng of young Jamaicans who left the island in the 1970s, Imelda's journey has taken her to England, to the home of ganja-growing rebel Purletta Johnson and the arms of fake Northerner Ozzie. But when her mother dies Imelda returns to Watersgate, choosing Jamaica over England. It is 1983 and when Tessa Walcott's panties are stolen, she and Imelda decide to set up a Neighbourhood Watch. But they haven't counted on Pastor Braithwaite and the crusading zeal of Evangelist Millie.
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