LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Author Deroll Barrett has recently published a new Two-part novel, “Pastor Mann: (Part II) Sister Patrice in the Valley of Despair.”

This book of fiction will be available nationwide this week.

“Pastor Mann” is a novel about the life of Ezekiel Mann in rural Jamaica from the 1960s to 1990s.

In the second installment of the novel, “Sister Patrice in the Valley of Despair,” the author introduces Patrice, a meddlesome woman, whom people are trying to avoid.

“Pastor Mann will keep readers laughing and learning from the journey of the characters,” said the author’s publicist Michelle Whitman.

Published by Tate Publishing and Enterprises, the book is available through bookstores nationwide, from the publisher atwww.tatepublishing.com/bookstore, or by visiting barnesandnoble.com or amazon.com.

From Lockport, Barrett is an educator who has been writing since his teenage years.

“He strongly believes in helping others to become their best self,” said Whitman. “This enlightening book of fiction [will] will delight readers with humor, [and] life lessons. ‘Pastor Mann’ is a novel about the challenging and interesting life of Ezekiel Mann, who endures with the support of family and friends.”