{"product_id":"love-after-love-9780593157589","title":"Love After Love","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"A stellar debut . . . about an unconventional family, fear, hatred, violence, chasing love, losing it and finding it again just when we need it most.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE COSTA BOOK AWARD - \"A wonder . . . [This book] teems with real, Trinidadian life.\"--Claire Adam, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eGolden Child\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSEMI-FINALIST FOR THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE - One of the Best Books of the Summer: \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGoop \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eWomen's Day \u003c\/i\u003e- \u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter Betty Ramdin's husband dies, she invites a colleague, Mr. Chetan, to move in with her and her son, Solo. Over time, the three become a family, loving each other deeply and depending upon one another. Then, one fateful night, Solo overhears Betty confiding in Mr. Chetan and learns a secret that plunges him into torment. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSolo flees Trinidad for New York to carve out a lonely existence as an undocumented immigrant, and Mr. Chetan remains the singular thread holding mother and son together. But soon, Mr. Chetan's own burdensome secret is revealed, with heartbreaking consequences. \u003ci\u003eLove After Love\u003c\/i\u003e interrogates love and family in all its myriad meanings and forms, asking how we might exchange an illusory love for one that is truly fulfilling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn vibrant, addictive Trinidadian prose, \u003ci\u003eLove After Love\u003c\/i\u003e questions who and how we love, the obligations of family, and the consequences of choices made in desperation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One World\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593157589\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.69d","brand":"Ingrid Persaud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40240264478901,"sku":"9780593157589","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e43d083c-e174-4147-9f24-ecf82f37268b.jpg?v=1623728911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/love-after-love-9780593157589","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}