A lyrical, lush, evocative story about a fractured Jamaican family and the daughter determined to reclaim her home.

Middle-aged Pearline unexpectedly leaves Brooklyn to return to her childhood home in Jamaica, leaving behind her daughter and grandchildren; her father, Rupert, is dying. But Pearline isn't prepared for Rupert's puzzling deathbed wish that she find the siblings she hasn't seen in 60 years--or the family secrets that soon emerge.

Moving through time and place, from Cuba to Montego Bay and from Brooklyn to Havana, The House of Plain Truth delicately exposes one woman's reconciliation with what she knew and what she learns about her family of origin.

Inspired by the author's own family story, this exquisitely-told novel explores the divided loyalties within a family, the true meaning of home, and what one woman must sacrifice to get what she ultimately wants.