Journey to the Isle of Devils
November 1817.
Sixteen-year-old Mary Ann Finlayson travels from England to Jamaica to settle her late father’s estate. In this, her first adventure into the world, she finds herself unexpectedly—and unwittingly—falling in love with Matthew Gregory Lewis, famed author of the erotic Gothic novel—The Monk.
Set against the disturbing backdrop of nineteenth century slavery and sugar cane production, Lewis and Mary Ann’s friendship ignites into a haunting discovery of first love and heartbreak, as they travel together across Jamaica, the perilous Isle of Devils.