The real story of the novel by Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith “Sylvie’s Love and Loss”

Novel “Sylvie’s love and loss“Author: Ivelaw Lloyd Griffith Chronicle of the History of Sylvie, a Caribbean woman who begins an epic trip to overcome her adversities related to like, loss and illegal global drug trafficking.

Although Griffitha’s first novel is a piece of fiction, the book is loosely based on a real woman, whom the creator met someday over 1 / 4 of a century ago.

The author received a subsidy via the MacArthur Foundation to look at the concept of “Geo-Markers” in the Caribbean, which led him to several different Caribbean countries, including Grenada. During his stay on the island, he agreed to supply someone with a package for a friend. This someone was a girl with one interesting story.

The author rejected his offer despite one special profit: this will improve sex performance. However, he once swore to inform her story.

“I was so hit by this experience, I told myself:” I actually have to inform this story in a special form, “and I promised then,” he said.

Griffith, The scholar who was written And a retired scientist political scientist made a profession covering a long time, examining the geographical influence of global illegal drug trafficking throughout history and on the way he had quite lots of experiences worthy of stories. These experiences include Griffitha himself, who was detained at the airport in South America, once in 1996 on charges of doing what he studied.

When the search of his bags brought nothing, Griffith said that the boss was very apologize and noticed that they’d challenges with drug trafficking at the airport.

“That’s why I fit the profile. I’m black. I traveled very lightly. I left the first flight from Quito to Miami, “said Griffith.

Although he has “many” different stories, he decided to inform Sylvie because of his triumphant universal topics around the conquer adversity, love and loss, in addition to the drug trafficking heritage around the world.

The book, published by Wordeee in September 2024, celebrates conquer adversity and history of the Caribbean heritage, at the same time humanizing people caught in drug trafficking. Griffith considers this at all times essential, taking into consideration his topics around immigration, especially during the current political climate.

“It is important that we remember that they are good people, even among people who do terrible things such as Sylvie, husband of Sylvie and Paramore Sylvie,” he noted. “Although they did illegal things, they are basically good people who were caught in bad things.”

“Love and loss Sylvie” can also be a story of “immunity”, explained Griffith. Sylvie manages to take a hand she handled in her life and not every part in any way.

As for the true inspiration of “Sylvie’s Love and Loss,” Griffith didn’t refer to her since the first meeting of the probability all these years ago. If he remains to be alive, he expressed interest in the desire to re -merge together with her. In the meantime, he’s preparing to write down a continuation of “Sylvie’s love and loss”, which can contain many other stories that he has gathered over the years.

Since “Sylvie’s Love and Loss” is the first round of Griffith in fiction, he said thus far “he was” satisfied “with the experience and the reception that the book received.

“I am glad that I was able to tell a story that reflects not only the loss, but not only the lowest, but the ups on drugs and experiences of individuals and communities,” he said.

“Some characters in history reflect the sentiments and values ​​that are related to the placement of the family in the first place, with growing despite the circumstances, with the view of the value of education, even if you come from a poor background,” he added. “Let’s hope that I returned the message not only from where you come from and where you are, but also where you can go, who you can become, despite your circumstances.”