Independence was featured in this week's edition of Toronto Life:

"Independence, the new novel from author Cecil Foster, is a sweet ­coming-of-age romance about two 14-year-olds in ’60s-era Barbados; it’s best enjoyed with a piña colada in hand and Rihanna on the stereo."

http://www.torontolife.com/informer/toronto-culture/2014/02/05/see-hear-read-february-2014/