![]() Together these voices provide a stunning immersion in Troumaron, an impoverished area of Port Louis, and in the surges of teenage lust. ![]() the narration is extraordinary, shifting between describing solid, often sordid details with vivid precision, and soaring into more abstract passages that echo the ebb and flow of the sea that 'surges, escapes, shatters' on the island’s shore. ‘.one of Devi and Zuckerman’s greatest triumphs in this book is that each character has their own distinct rhythms, with power and poetry drawn from the cadences of their speech. ‘Told in a lyrical, haunting voice, this grief-riven tale about the underworld of Mauritius is harshly compelling.’ - The Bookbag ![]() ![]() However, I have read this one a second time and I might read it again to relish the beauty of the writing and to delve again into the depth of the characters.’ - Waterstones reader’s review (five stars) ![]()
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