Join award-winning author Priya Hein for a conversation about Mauritian history, the form of the novel and her second work of fiction, Tamarin.
Tamarin Bay, Mauritius, is a travel agent’s paradise: a tropical ocean, fishermen unloading their daily catch, children building sandcastles, surfers riding giant waves.
But just along the shoreline is the beach of La Preneuse, the taker of souls. The island is haunted with tragedy and the remnants of colonial rule.
But it is also home, where Anita Ram longs to be following the collapse of her marriage. After enduring a shocking betrayal and the sexism and racism of a cold Britain in the early twenty-first century, she finds comfort in simple things; her mother’s cooking, her childhood bedroom, and a handsome architect.
Will these be enough for Anita to find happiness again, or will the ghosts of her past consume her?
Following the international success of her debut Riambel, Hein’s heart-wrenching new novel reveals the violence and beauty inherent in her native Mauritius. To celebrate The Indigo Press’ UK publication of Tamarin, Priya will be in conversation with writer Hannah Hutchings-Georgiou to discuss her writing to date, the fictional depictions of intergenerational and national trauma, Mauritian cultural and literary influences, and the importance of storytelling to preserving marginalised histories.

The ‘stream and book’ package includes a unique ticket for the stream, and a copy of Tamarin (RRP £12.99) deliverable to any UK address.
The event will initially be broadcast on 10 April at 6.30pm UK time. It will be available to view up to two weeks after the event has ended and can be accessed Worldwide. If you live in a time zone that does not suit the initial broadcast time you can watch it at any point after the initial showing for two weeks.
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