You think you’ve sorted it out,
You think it’s in the bag,
But when you least expect it
Another one shows up with all its swag
You start trying to solve it as best as you can
And hope that your efforts pay off and pan
Oh problems, why do you do this to me?
Why can’t you let my life just be?
Then the sweet smell of success
When everything goes according to plan
That’s when problems seem not so insurmountable
When the world seems brighter, more calm
That’s when you know you are in charge
The world better watch out, you are recharged!
When Lucy arrives in Mauritius she is unprepared for the disquieting attractions of Don Lambodar, a young translator from Ceylon. Under the surface there is growing unease, it is 1825: Britain has wrested power from France and is shipping convict labour across the oceans. The age of slavery is coming to its messy end
The novel centres around Shivan Rassiah, the beloved grandson, who is of mixed Tamil and Sinhalese lineage, and who also—to his grandmother’s dismay—grows from beautiful boy to a striking gay man.
