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Niven Govinden

Black Bread White Beer

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OBSERVER BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2012
LONGLISTED FOR THE DSC PRIZE FOR SOUTH ASIAN LITERATURE
Amal is driving his wife Claud from London to her parents’ country house. In the wake of Claud’s miscarriage, it is a journey that will push their relationship — once almost perfect — towards possible collapse.
In this, his latest novel, Govinden casts a critical eye on a society in which, in spite of never-ending advances in social media communications, the young still find it difficult to communicate.
A devastatingly passionate and real portrait of a marriage, ‘Black Bread White Beer’ keenly captures the abandon, selfishness, hazards and pleasures that come with giving your life to another.
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160 printed pages
Publication year
2012
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  • Maria Talathas quoted4 years ago
    Whether husband or wife, one must always be ready to welcome the other and speak with their voice.
  • Maria Talathas quoted4 years ago
    Maternal approval: a daughter’​​​​​​s greatest battery charger. He should have realized it. There is nothing that a mother’​​​​​​s love is not capable of untangling and putting right.
  • Maria Talathas quoted4 years ago
    first dates are essentially interviews with cocktails.

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