BOY HENNO HILL is a riveting collection of twenty short stories by upcoming author Joseph Ivor Hodge. These stories probe the lives of villagers through non-judgemental lens and expose the secrets, myths and traditions that shape their everyday reality. Mental, social, cultural and environmental issues are presented in a format that is easily readable and understood by all readers. The stories in this book stand alone and document life in Anguilla, a West Indian island inhabited by hypothetical villagers facing hypothetical situations. They depict the issues that villagers are faced with regularly and how they attempt to deal with them. Abuse in its many forms, prostitution, alcoholism, poverty, spirituality, religion and realism bring out the best and the worst in these hypothetical Farrington villagers.

In this compilation, nothing is taboo. The stories do not shy away from uncomfortable societal issues including sexual abuse, illegitimacy, environmental degradation, greed, and the supernatural; but shrouds them in language that acknowledges their existence without allowing them to dominate the narrative or define the characters.

The simple and humorous artistry gives us an up-close and personal view of West Indian life between the 1960s and 1980s; in a paradox that highlights the simplicity of village life and the complexity of human interaction. The author skillfully entertains while imparting knowledge to the reader. Woven into each story is a treasure trove of cultural practices and beliefs that have since been lost but are now given new life and preserved on the pages of this delightful book for all to partake.