Bøger af Ingrid Persaud

Meet the Ramdin-Chetan family: forged through loneliness, broken by secrets, saved by love. Irrepressible Betty Ramdin, her shy son Solo and their marvellous lodger, Mr Chetan, form an unconventional household, happy in their differences.

FROM THE WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020 AND THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021'A voice that has a vibrancy of its own.' RACHEL JOYCE'A talented and engaging storyteller.' Sunday TimesFrom the award-winning author of Love After Love, comes an epic of wonder, danger and risk. This is the tale of four women. Popo: brilliant, vulnerable and stuck. She's determined to free herself from the traps of her past. Mana Lala: a devoted mother - her only connection to her man is their little boy, and she will do anything to keep them both close. For Doris, well, he's glorious and once she's licked him into shape, her husband presents an opportunity to climb the social ladder. She's heard the awful stories, but she's sure they won't be hers. Rosie just wants to mind her business, her lover, Etty, and her store. Four lives, connected and controlled by one man: the notorious, charismatic gangster Boysie Singh. Pull up a chair and let these women tell of the man they believed could love, help or free them, and how some of them survived to tell a tale at all.

Forenet af ensomhed, ødelagt af hemmeligheder, reddet af kærligheden."Efter kærligheden" foregår på Trinidad og er en familieroman om ubrydelig kærlighed og komplicerede relationer. Den ukuelige Betty er enlig mor til Solo. Hendes voldelige ægtemand er død. Midlerne er små, så de får en logerende, den charmerende Mr. Chetan. De tre indgår i deres egen familiekonstellation og skaber for en stund et hjem fuld af kærlighed og omsorg. Indtil en aften, hvor idyllen smadres, og en frygtelig hemmelighed afsløres. "Efter kærligheden" er til dem, der elsker romaner om komplicerede familierelationer, hvor kernen på trods af udfordringer, sorg og tab altid er kærlighed.