In her richly drawn debut novel, A Thirst for Rain, Roslyn Carrington took readers to the foothills of northern Trinidad and into a close-knit community of men and women who struggled against grinding poverty -- and yet dared to reach for a life of beauty and meaning. Now, EVERY BITTER THING SWEET continues the bittersweet and captivating story of Rory and Odile, two of A Thirst for Rain's most intriguing characters.