In this intriguing novel, Baboo Arjune, a hard-working gentleman of East Indian origin, who befriended African Guyanese, is faced with a perpetual plague of upheavals and disruptions in his life. Baboo is very perturbed with the humbug his wife and young, beautiful children face. Baboo is more so affected by the circumstances surrounding the marriage and marriage life of his second daughter, Lena. Readers will be shocked to read of the devious planning and wicked actions of Lena's husband and her in-laws. As the story unfolds, readers will learn of the socioeconomic and cultural background of the people of Guyana, where Jonestown was established. Readers will travel with Lena to North America where she suffered to win the confidence and support of her adult children. And finally, readers will understand that evil does not pay.