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Love after love : a novel / Ingrid Persaud.
"After Betty Ramdin's abusive husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo, as their lodger. Over time, these three form an unconventional family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one a fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. Ultimately sends him running to live a lonely life in New York City, devastating Betty in the process. Yet, both Solo and Betty are buoyed by the continuing love and friendship of Mr. Chetan, until his own burdensome secret is uncovered with heart breaking consequences. In vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, Love After Love questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and the consequences of choices made in desperation" -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593157565
- ISBN: 0593157567
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : One World, [2020]
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| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Trinidad > Fiction. New York (N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Gay fiction. Romance fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Altoona Area Public Library.
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| Altoona Area Public Library | F PER (Text) | 33240005136877 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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