“This fascinating and well-researched study of St. Lucia’s political landscape will be sure to astound you.”
—Gyanchand Rayman, author of Metamorphosis
As a follow-up to No Man’s Land: A Political Introspection of St. Lucia, described as “a no-holds-barred analysis of St. Lucia’s current political environment,” Saint Lucia at a Crossroads presents an intriguing post-election analysis of St. Lucian politics and a provocative critique and comparison of post-colonial St. Lucian governments. However, Saint Lucia at a Crossroads transcends politics. It is a meditation on nationhood and the destiny of a people.
Many St. Lucians regarded the 2016 Allen Chastanet government as the worst and most corrupt in the history of St. Lucia. Yet, in Saint Lucia at a Crossroads, Dr. Reynolds not only puts St. Lucian politics and governance into perspective but presents the counterintuitive argument that Allen Chastanet was a blessing in disguise and his reign forced St. Lucians to confront their self-contempt and crisis of national identity.
Dr. Reynolds’ writing disrobes St. Lucian society layer by layer to lay bare its pathos and idiosyncrasies, in the process offering a glimpse of the way forward to a better future. His latest book, Saint Lucia at a Crossroads, is no different.
Praise for Saint Lucia at a Crossroads
“In Saint Lucia at a Crossroads, Dr. Reynolds employs indisputable facts and figures to present a bold and brilliant analysis of a troubled political period in his beloved country. This fascinating and well-researched study of St. Lucia’s political landscape will be sure to astound you.”
—Gyanchand Rayman, author of Metamorphosis
”… an independent, penetrating, unvarnished, and thought-provoking assessment of the political, social, and economic constraints and opportunities St. Lucia must contend with at this critical juncture in its quest to secure a stable and prosperous existence for current and future generations of St. Lucians. Saint Lucia at a Crossroads should be mandatory reading for members of the political class, civil servants, aspiring leaders, voters, and anyone who wants or needs to think about and understand what is at stake for our nation.”
—Dr. Prosper Raynold, Professor Emeritus of Economics
“As we have come to expect from Reynolds, who surely must now be St. Lucia’s most prolific author, his political commentary is detailed and well-researched…Saint Lucia at a Crossroads takes a brave, hard look at St. Lucia’s recent politics in all of its incarnations—the good, the bad, the ugly and the hopeful— and readers are likely to ask themselves (and perhaps answer!) some very pertinent questions about historical legacy, race, colour and identity along the way.”
—Dr. Jolien Harmsen, author of A History of St. Lucia