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Love after love : a novel / Ingrid Persaud.
After Betty Ramdin's abusive husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo, as their lodger. Over time, these three form an unconventional family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Yet both Solo and Betty are buoyed by the continuing love and friendship of Mr. Chetan - until his own burdensome secret is uncovered with heartbreaking repercussions.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593157565
- ISBN: 9780593157589
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : One World, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020.
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| Subject: | Families > Trinidad > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Trinidad > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Love stories. |
Available copies
- 6 of 7 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Terrace Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrace Public Library | PER (Text) | 35151001106228 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"After Betty Ramdin's abusive husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo, as their lodger. Over time, these three form an unconventional family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one a fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Ultimately sends him running to live a lonely life in New York City, devastating Betty in the process. Yet, both Solo and Betty are buoyedby the continuing love and friendship of Mr. Chetan, until his own burdensome secret is uncovered with heart breaking consequences. In vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, Love After Love questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and theconsequences of choices made in desperation"-- - Baker & Taylor
An award-winning Trinidadian author offers a novel that looks at a complicated marriage, an unconventional family and the shocking secrets that unite them. - Random House, Inc.
âA stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.ââThe New York Times Book Review
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WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD ⢠âA wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.ââClaire Adam, award-winning author of Golden Child
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SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE ⢠One of the Best Books of the Summer: Time ⢠The Guardian ⢠Goop ⢠Womenâs Day ⢠LitHub
After Betty Ramdinâs husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment.
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Solo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetanâs own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences. Love After Love interrogates love and family in all its myriad meanings and forms, asking how we might exchange an illusory love for one that is truly fulfilling.
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In vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, Love After Love questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and the consequences of choices made in desperation. - Random House, Inc.
âA stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.ââThe New York Times Book Review
Â
WINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD ⢠âA wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.ââClaire Adam, award-winning author of Golden Child
SEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE ⢠One of the Best Books of the Summer: Time ⢠The Guardian ⢠Goop ⢠Womenâs Day ⢠LitHub
After Betty Ramdinâs husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment.
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Solo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetanâs own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences. Love After Love interrogates love and family in all its myriad meanings and forms, asking how we might exchange an illusory love for one that is truly fulfilling.
Â
In vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, Love After Love questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and the consequences of choices made in desperation.
Praise for Love After Love
âLove After Love is gift after gift. An unforgettable symphony of love and loss, heartache and guilt, and the secrets and lies that pull us together, and tear us apart. Dazzlingly told in the most electrifying prose you will read all year.ââMarlon James, Booker Prizeâwinning author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf
âThis book teems with real, Trinidadian life: neighbors so nosy they know your business before it happens; descriptions of food that'll have you googling recipes; feting and liming and plenty of sex. There's darkness here, tooâviolence, loneliness, moments of despairâand how Ingrid Persaud weaves all these elements together in one book, with so much warmth and humor and love for her characters, is a wonder.ââClaire Adam, award-winning author of Golden Child
