Tide Running by Kempadoo Oonya

Tide Running by Kempadoo Oonya

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Zusammenfassung

Set on the island of Tobago, two young men from the rough side of town watch the arrival of a young couple - Peter, an Englishman and Bella, a Caribbean woman, with their child. The couple and the young men become very close but then things begin to go wrong. Is Bella right to be suspicious?

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Tide Running by Kempadoo Oonya

An incredibly original voice - Kempadoo's second novel is a lyrical, funny, sexy compelling and unsettling novel that confirms the talents seen in her first novel Buxton Spice Set on the island of Tobago two young men. Cliff and Ossie, from the rough side of town watch the arrival of a young couple Peter, an Englishman, and Bella, a Caribbean woman and their child to a house overlooking the harbour. The couple get to know the two young men, inviting them into their house and lives and the two worlds begin to merge as the sea crashes in the background. A menage a trois occurs between Cliff and the couple and, for him, the harsh, bright, brittle life of urban Plymouth is kept, briefly, at bay. As the intricate relationship between the couple and Ossie intensifies, things begin to go wrong - money goes missing, the couple's car disappears. Is Cliff really guilty? Is Bella right to be suspicious? Tide Running brilliantly portrays the lush seascape of this Caribbean island as well as the tough disappointed world of urban Tobago. Kempadoo's story is utterly captivating and while also asks unsettling questions about relationships, wealth and responsibility. Her first novel, published by Phoenix was widely acclaimed on publication and sold well in hardback. Picador can really capitalise on this success with a book that has all the charm of her first book with a really compelling plot.
Oonya Kempadoo was born in England of Guyanese parents in 1966. She was brought up in Guyana. She has lived in Europe, various islands in the Caribbean, and now lives in Grenada. Rain Out'a Season is her second novel.
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ISBN 13 9780330482523
ISBN 10 0330482521
Titel Tide Running
Autor Kempadoo Oonya
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Bindungsart Hardback
Verlag Pan Macmillan
Erscheinungsjahr 2001-05-25
Seitenanzahl 208
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