THE WHITE WOMAN ON THE GREEN BICYCLE

Fiction (Literary Fiction) 439 pages

Simon & Schuster - July 2009

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize 2010

‘A very unusual and vivid book...It’s completely original, a richly imagined portrait of a country. Once you’ve read it you’ll want to go to Trinidad. It’s extraordinary.’
-- Daisy Goodwin, Chair of Judges, Orange Prize for Fiction 2010

'Compelling and original. A bruised, sensuous love-letter to Trinidad which grippingly unfolds the violent aftermath of colonial rule and also speaks fearlessly of love and hatred across the lines of 'race' and class.'
-- Maggie Gee, author of THE WHITE FAMILY

‘Boundless in its understanding of the human spirit…will resonate with readers everywhere’
-- Olive Senior, Jamaican poet, short-story writer and Commonwealth prizewinner

‘Vibrant and vivid; passionate and true. This is a powerful tropical mix; a compassionate book that needed to be written.’
-- Amanda Smyth, author of BLACK ROCK

A complex, real-life love story, set against a backdrop of fifty years in Trinidad, from the vibrant post-war optimism of the mid-1950s, to the bleaker twenty-first century. The story of a difficult but passionate marriage, and a complicated nation, this is a deeply moving and unforgettable read.

SUN DOG

Fiction (Literary Fiction) 390 pages

Simon & Schuster - June 2002

'A highly original and imaginative literary love story. Bewitching.' -- Daily Express

A large, awkward recluse with bright orange hair and sun-shy eyes, August hides himself away behind the counter of a Shepherd's Bush deli. One winter's day two things happen, which change his life completely. Cosmo, his mother's ex-lover, reappears, and August discovers a rash on his arm, which looks like frost - a rash which is frost. Suddenly August finds himself changing with the seasons, in a journey that takes him deep into his past, back to his roots and the reason he is the way he is.
(US title: AUGUST FROST)