Romesh Gunesekera

Przyłóżcie ucho do kartki, a usłyszycie szept oceanu.  "Independent" Lucy przybywa z Anglii na Mauritius, by zamieszkać z wujostwem w ich wielkiej rezydencji. Nie jest przygotowana na piękno, bujność i odmienność tej rajskiej wyspy. Młody tłumacz z Cejlonu szybko ulega urokowi Lucy, ale jego pochodzenie nie daje mu prawa do tego uczucia....

Marc, in search of a dream, leaves London and sets out for the island where his grandfather was born and where his father's plane was shot down in flames. It is an island once said to be near the edge of heaven, but now ravaged and despoiled by war. There by a glittering lake he sees the subversive Uva, an eco-warrior releasing emerald doves....

Lucy Gladwell arrives in Mauritius from England to live with her aunt and uncle at their grand plantation house. Under the surface of this beautiful island paradise, poised between India and Africa, there is unease, and Lucy cannot help but feel discomfited by the restrictions she sees around her, and by the strangely attractive...

As a teenager from Sri Lanka, Sunny liked to play cricket. But none of his new friends in Manila were remotely interested. That is until the gorgeous Tina arrived, all poise and perfection. Three decades on, Sunny is settled in London with a teenage son of his own. But despite the quiet comfort of his life, he feels unmoored. Trying to reconnect...