Island Hummingbird: Based on a true story: A novel about a young girl growing up in the Bay Islands of Honduras; Utila, Roatan, Barbarat - Paperback

by Faye Whitefield Carlton (Author)

Faye Whitefield Carlton is determined to tell the story about a young girl's courage and will to survive her life's dilemmas in the Caribbean Bay Islands. Even though the girl was abandoned by her father, sent away from her island home, left behind to live among strangers, suffered distress, and isolated on a deserted island, she was determined to come out the winner - for this little girl was no weakling. One might even call her a type of Cinderella or Pocahontas of her time. Even her methods for acquiring food make her a daredevil! But none of these hardships will stop Faye from reliving the truth of the story, for as far as anyone would know and if the truth be told, it might have happened to Faye herself. The good, bad, and ugly that came to the young girl's life and what it took for her just to get a fresh drink of water will leave you spellbound. What happened and how she made it through two major hurricanes will leave you screaming for more of her story. In this book, the account of what happened the day little Faye's mother was born and stolen from her mother paves the way for the story to unfold of the young girl's life as it all began in the Caribbean Bay Islands.

Author Biography

Faye Whitefield Carlton is a born Citizen of Utila, bay Island, Honduras and also grew up in the neighboring Islands of Roatan and Barbarat where she lived life to the fullest by her will and determination to win her life's hardships by whatever means necessary. Her book "Island Hummingbird" was born from her real life events as they unfolded chapter by chapter, with sudden unplanned incidents. Faye resides in Florida with her husband of forty one years and surrounded by her three children and six grand children.