Rum and Coca Cola

De Boissiere's second novel, Rum and Coca Cola, which takes place during the Second World War when thousands of American soldiers came to Trinidad to build and man military bases. For ambitious Mopsy, Fred, a union activist, and Indra, an educated Indian woman, the arrival of American soldiers means Trinidad will never be the same. The title "Rum and Coca Cola" was adopted as the name of the best known Calypso of all times, made famous by the Andrews Sisters in the 1940's. It was even the subject of a famous court case against Leo Feist, Inc. Rum and Coca Cola was previously published in 1984 by Allison & Bushby.de Boissiere, Ralph is the author of 'Rum and Coca Cola', published 2006 under ISBN 9780954359652 and ISBN 0954359658.