In this insightful memoir, Earl recounts his escape from the racial prejudice of his childhood Bermuda to cross oceans as a merchant seaman. He recalls labouring in steamy kitchens in war-torn London before landing his lucky break into acting. Incensed by witnessing racism, religious prejudice and economic injustice on his travels and in his profession, Earl's quest for answers takes him into Roman Catholic churches in Italy and Buddhist temples in Thailand, only to find the answers he seeks in the Bahá'í Faith, practically on his own doorstep.

Dictated shortly before his passing in 2020 at the age of 102, this is Earl Cameron's parting gift: the story of the century-long journey of a much-loved, pioneering actor, as only he could tell it.