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Her writing style is both engaging and enlightening, providing a window into unique perspectives and experiences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDive into Priya Hein's collection and experience the delicate balance between poignant storytelling and cultural exploration, making her books a must-read for fiction enthusiasts seeking depth and authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"riambel-by-priya-hein-9781911648499","title":"Riambel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Noemi has no choice but to leave school and work in the house of the wealthy De Grandbourg family. Just across the road from the slums where she grew up, she encounters a world that is starkly different from her own, yet one which would have been all too familiar to her ancestors. Bewitched by a pair of green eyes and haunted by echoes, her life begins to mirror those of girls who have gone before her.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin Noemi's lament is also the herstory of Mauritius; the story of women who have resisted arrest, of teachers who care for their poorest pupils and encourage them to challenge traditional narratives, of a flawed Paradise undergoing slow but unstoppable change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRiambel\u003c\/i\u003e, Priya Hein invites us to protest, to rail against longstanding structures of class and ethnicity. She shows us a world of natural enchantment contrasted with violence and the abuse of power. This seemingly simple tale of servitude, seduction, and abandonment blisters with a fierce sense of injustice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Priya Hein has given us a book that should be essential reading for all those who care about our history, in particular the devastating legacy of slavery; but what is extraordinary is that she tells this harrowing story in the most beautiful prose, luminous and musical, drawing in the reader before hitting them hard with the reality of her young narrator's life, and the humiliations and pain she endures because of this very legacy. Today more than ever, this story needs to be told; Priya Hein does so movingly and powerfully.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e — Ananda Devi, author of \u003cem\u003eEve Out of Her Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRiambel\u003c\/em\u003e bravely grasps the complexity of ethnic relationships in Mauritius... displaying great art in the sense of shame blended with indignation and in the gaps in what is not said.\u003c\/strong\u003e — J. M. G. 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After enduring a shocking betrayal and the sexism and racism of a cold Britain in the early twenty-first century, she finds comfort in simple things; her mother's cooking, her childhood bedroom, and a handsome architect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill these be enough for Anita to find happiness again, or will the ghosts of her past consume her?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the international success of her debut \u003ci\u003eRiambel\u003c\/i\u003e, Hein's heart-wrenching new novel reveals the violence and beauty inherent in her native Mauritius. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Set against the lush beauty and brutal history of Mauritius, this novel explores heartbreak, homecoming, and healing with lyrical power.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrittle Paper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'[a] vivid examination of love, generational trauma and how the impact of slavery still haunts Mauritian lives.'  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNational Geographic Traveller\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A beautiful, melancholy story...A tale of longing and regret, of missed chances, of stillborn dreams.'  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Celeste Mohammed, author of\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEver Since We Small\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePleasantview\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, winner of the OCM Bocas Prize 2022\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'There are books whose characters haunt you long after you've turned the last page. Anita Ram gets under your skin without you even realising it. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamarin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis one of those books where even melancholy knows how to be coquettish. Priya Hein is a grain of sand that the Indian Ocean cannot ignore.'  Ari Gautier, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLakshmi's Secret Diary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTamarin \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis a lush, gorgeous novel. 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