It had been eight years since James left Grenada. How could a man promise to be gone for six months but not return until eight years later? And when he did, the community of BrownsVille, especially the neighbourhood gossip, Miss Millie, wondered what his wife Janice would do. Would she welcome him with open arms, or send him back to where he came from? Before Janice could decide if James was worth keeping, he would have to convince her of his account on the neighbouring island of San Souci - the tale of the chains that bind.