Black Orchids

** 'This immensely absorbing and poignant novel starts out as a love story, set in Ceylon just prior to its independence from Britain in 1948, and develops into a family epic that plays out in postwar England . . . her themes are consistent with her earlier work and just a potent: race, class, the tumultuous politics of identity and belonging, and a dogged refusal to let her characters forget the consequences of their actions' Ceridwen Dovey, FINANCIAL TIMES** 'This tale, spanning two countries and two generations, is wrenchingly beautiful, and Slovo is a master of manipulation ? so much so that the reader ends up feeling as betrayed as the characters' Clare Longrigg, PSYCHOLOGIESSlovo, Gillian is the author of 'Black Orchids', published 2009 under ISBN 9781844083138 and ISBN 1844083136.