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Kevin Jared Hosein
A BBC TWO BETWEEN THE COVERS BOOK CLUB PICK FOR 2023 *
WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION 2024 *
'A shimmering slice of Trinidadian gothic' THE…
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LONGLISTED FOR THE SWANSEA UNIVERSITY DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE
WINNER OF THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
"This is a deeply impressive book, and I think an important one. Its…
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The story of a Trinidadian orphan, who falls in love with a nun, gets adopted by a thief and must make a nest in the expanse of madness around him.
‘Deeply impressive … Energy and inventiveness distinguish every page’ HILARY MANTEL
‘Beautiful, biblical, vast in scope and power … Hosein is a new, enormous giant of fiction’ DAISY JOHNSON
The…
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This is a deeply impressive book, and I think an important one. Its intensity, its narrative attack, the fascinations of its era and setting, make it impossible to tear the…
Harold Sonny Ladoo
A rediscovered classic, Yesterdays turns colonialism on its head.
After years of suffering at the hands of white missionaries trying to convert Trinidadians to Christianity, Poonwa has decided, as payback…