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December 2022
On Sale: December 1, 2022
Featuring: Gabriel; Joséphin; Marie
368 pages ISBN: 1542032334 EAN: 9781542032339 Kindle: B09RK5PBHC Trade Paperback / e-Book
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Saga | Women's Fiction Family Life
Winner of the Prix Maison de la Presse
An epic love story set against a backdrop of injustice,
devastating secrets, and the painful price of independence.
It’s 1967 in the Chagos archipelago—a group
of atolls in the Indian Ocean—and life is peaceful and
easy for hardworking Marie. Her fierce independence and love
for her home are quickly apparent to Gabriel, the handsome
and sophisticated Mauritian secretary to the
archipelago’s administrator; it’s love at first
sight. As these two lovers from neighboring islands welcome
a new son, Joséphin, a bright future seems possible.
But Gabriel is hiding a terrible secret. The Mauritian
government is negotiating independence from Britain, and
this deal with the devil will mean evacuating the Chagos,
without warning or mercy—a betrayal that will put
their love to the test.
Inspired by a shocking travesty of justice, the
repercussions of which still reverberate more than fifty
years later, bestselling Franco-Mauritian author Caroline
Laurent paints a shimmering portrait of island life, a
sensual paradise lost, and a gorgeous star-crossed love
against all odds.
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