Diana Evans je britská autorka, ktorej diela sa ponárajú do zložitosti vzťahov a identity, často s využitím dynamických a rytmických prozaických štýlov, ktoré odrážajú jej minulosť tanečnice. Jej romány skúmajú témy ako láska, strata, rasa a hľadanie miesta vo svete, pričom sa zameriava na vnútorný život svojich postáv s prenikavou empatiou. Evansová využíva bohatý jazyk a nekonvenčné štruktúry na vytvorenie pútavých a často emocionálne rezonujúcich príbehov, ktoré čitateľov nútia zamýšľať sa nad ľudskou skúsenosťou. Jej literárny prístup je charakterizovaný hlbokým záujmom o hudbu a pohyb, ktoré sa premietajú do jej jedinečného autorského hlasu.
Identical twins, Georgia and Bessi Hunter, live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue in Neasden. This novel watches the Hunter family as they make their way through the 1980s. Some family members having more success than others.
La 4e de couv. indique : "Two couples find themselves at a moment of reckoning. Melissa has a new baby and doesn't want to let it change her. Damian has lost his father and intends not to let it get to him. Michael is still in love with Melissa but can't quite get close enough to her to stay faithful. Stephanie just wants to live a normal, happy life on the commuter belt with Damian and their three children but his bereavement is getting in the way."
'A stunning multi-generational kaleidoscope of London' Bernardine Evaristo 'A wise, tender novel about family and love' Monica Ali Melissa and her sisters are in conflict. After fifty years in London, their mother wants to return home to Nigeria, leaving behind a web of resentments and secrets lately disturbed by the sudden demise of their father. Should Alice stay here, or can her daughters work together to grant her wish? Meanwhile Melissa has never quite let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, even while married to the sparkling Nicole, is haunted by the failed perfection of the past. As Alice's final decision draws closer, all that is hidden between Melissa and her siblings, Michael and Nicole, rises to the surface . . . 'Heart and humour in abundance . . . The people on the page are real and raw' The Times 'So arresting, characterful, and so beautiful' Candice Carty-Williams 'I adored it. Her writing is exquisite: every sentence a jewel' Elizabeth Day
Luca sucht nach den Spuren seines verstorbenen Vaters. Und findet eine hinreißende, aufregende und traurige Geschichte Lucas findet nichts Ungewöhnliches dabei, mit seiner älteren Schwester in London auf einem Hausboot zu wohnen. Wohnen nicht alle Waisen auf so einem Boot? Irgendwann entschließt er sich, endlich einmal den staubigen Kleiderschrank mit den Hinterlassenschaften seines Vaters zu entrümpeln. Und er beginnt in die Vergangenheit seines Vaters einzutauchen, der in den 50er Jahren aus Jamaica nach London kam, zum gefeierten Tänzer wurde und sich entscheiden musste für die Kunst. Oder für die Liebe …