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A review by amyvl93
Love After Love by Ingrid Persaud
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Love After Love was one of those novels that I knew from the first couple of pages I would enjoy. It follows an unlikely trio living in Trinidad- Betty, whose abusive husband dies leaving her alone with her son Solo, and bringing her colleague Mr Chetan into the household as a lodger.
Persuad brings to life the three characters effortlessly, they all felt very real and vivid in the pages of the novel. Whilst there are a lot of big topics covered in here; the undocumented experience in America, being LGBT in the Caribbean (reminiscent of Mr Loverman which I adored earlier this year) and the importance of found family relationships. Despite some of the tragic turns and emotional punches the novel makes, it never feels like Persaud is being manipulative with the reader, and nor does she resolve all conflict seamlessly at the end of the novel.
There were times when I found the time jumps a little hard to follow - they ranged from days to months to years in the characters lives, and I did forsee the big reveal that ruptures the unlikely family coming but overall I really, really liked this.
Persuad brings to life the three characters effortlessly, they all felt very real and vivid in the pages of the novel. Whilst there are a lot of big topics covered in here; the undocumented experience in America, being LGBT in the Caribbean (reminiscent of Mr Loverman which I adored earlier this year) and the importance of found family relationships. Despite some of the tragic turns and emotional punches the novel makes, it never feels like Persaud is being manipulative with the reader, and nor does she resolve all conflict seamlessly at the end of the novel.
There were times when I found the time jumps a little hard to follow - they ranged from days to months to years in the characters lives, and I did forsee the big reveal that ruptures the unlikely family coming but overall I really, really liked this.