Beyond the Seawall is set on both sides of the Atlantic: the seawall was built to protect Guyana, a land that writhed under the whip of tyranny during the seventies and eighties. Before it lay the great Atlantic, and the land of Canada with its pr...

Beyond the Seawall is set on both sides of the Atlantic: the seawall was built to protect Guyana, a land that writhed under the whip of tyranny during the seventies and eighties. Before it lay the great Atlantic, and the land of Canada with its promise of freedom from the lash of oppression, poverty, and death. Steven DaSilva, the narrator and protagonist, is a young university student. He is good looking, intellectually gifted, fair-skinned, and charismatic. He makes a moral compromise by sleeping with his Rose, best friend’s wife, whom he renames Raina. Soon after he makes another, a political compromise, that sees him joining the ranks of the oppressive ruling party. The two compromises unlock his most malevolent impulses, which lead to more despicable deeds, including—possibly—murder. Together these escalating compromises lead to his ascent to political power.  DaSilva meets, falls in love with, and marries Zenyatta Qualis. She is an innocent, a person of faith, dignity, tenderness, and honor. It is Zenyatta who takes him by the hand and leads him on the road to simple decency, even redemption. The deadly nature of politics at the time necessitates their escape to Canada, but long are the tentacles of evil. Steven DaSilva writes what he considers to be the truth. The book is called Beyond the Seawall.