Blogs in July 2021

Silent Winds, Dry Seas 27th July 2021

A sweeping debut novel that explores the intimate struggle for independence and success of a young descendant of Indian indentured laborers in Mauritius, a small multiracial island in the Indian Ocean. The beauty of Busjeet’s splendid, often breathtaking book...

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The Love Island Bookshop 10th April 2021

A dream job, two handsome men, one destructive act. Will Freya’s opportunity of a lifetime end in tears? When Freya leaves her publishing job in London to be a barefoot bookseller in the Maldives, it’s the push she needs...

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The Island Brief 1st March 2021

Abigail Kendall’s busy London life is turned upside down by the unexpected news of an inheritance brought to her from Mauritius by Raj, the attorney of her deceased uncle. Adding to the confusion is Raj’s charm, which Abi finds...

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Eve out of Her Ruins 9th December 2020

TRANSLATED BY JEFFREY ZUCKERMAN With brutal honesty and poetic urgency, Ananda Devi relates the tale of four young Mauritians trapped in their country’s endless cycle of fear and violence: Eve, whose body is her only weapon and source of...

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The Devil and the Dark Water 13th October 2020

An impossible murder A remarkable detective duo A demon who may or may not exist It’s 1634 and Samuel Pipps, the world’s greatest detective, is being transported from the Dutch East Indies to Amsterdam, where he is facing trial...

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