Written in Caribbean-English (a localized non-standard form of English specific to each country of the Commonwealth Caribbean), this book with its stories of a village in Barbados is truly a Bajan classic.
“It So Happen focuses on the Barbadian/Caribbean village and the characters found there. Callender's fictional village is full of eccentrics who he exposes in a series of moral fables.
Saga Boy and Jasper prepare for a grand stick-fight. Big Joe will do anything for the girl he loves. All the men are determined to defeat Marie in the rum drinking competition, and Pa John, the Obeah Man is foiled by his own wicket spell.
This is a must read for every local and visitor alike. Students of language and culture will find in it a wealth of material.”