Murder mystery set in CORNWALL
I ONLY MAKE LOVE IN MONTREAL
Location(s): Trinidad and Tobago
Genre(s): Short Stories
Era(s): 1970's
This stunning debut collection of stories draws heavily on the author’s memories of growing up in Trinidad and explores themes of child abuse,family, faith, race,sexuality and otherness.
In one story, a young boy experiences his first sign of love for a man as sinful, terrifying, and evil, resulting in the end of his innocence. In another, a lonely school boy is whipped and shamed for soiling his pants, his only companion a cow he calls Mama.
Heartbreaking yet hopeful. funny wise, these stories are infused with the warmth and vibrancy of the Caribbean sun and insight of a young man trying to find love amidst the violence of his childhood.
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