Scarlet Birthright: What They Left Behind

What happens when a parent’s pursuit of respectability costs a child their sense of belonging, and can that fracture ever be repaired?

Scarlet Birthright is a multi-award-winning novella about family, inheritance, and the quiet reckoning that follows abandonment. When Joromi Enoch leaves Trinidad to build a life in America, he also leaves behind his firstborn daughter, Trisha. Years later, both father and daughter are shaped by that choice in ways neither fully understands.

This story is for readers who carry complicated family histories, who want narratives that honor cultural truth without sentimentality, and who believe redemption must be earned, not assumed. Grounded, emotionally precise, and deeply compassionate, Scarlet Birthright offers clarity where guilt lingers and hope without false resolution.

"A moving family saga ... about fractured family relationships and the healing power of love."- Foreword Reviews

Winner: Independent Author Network Book of the Year Award
Winner: NYC Big Book Award, Multicultural Fiction
First Place: International Firebird Book Awards, Multicultural Fiction
Winner: Literary Titan Gold Book Award, Fiction

Both intimate and expansive, Scarlet Birthright explores family fracture without simplification and healing without easy resolution. It is a novel about legacy, accountability, and the courage required to interrupt what has been passed down.

"A raw, emotional novella ... messy, real, and haunting in the best way." - Literary Titan, Starred Review