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London: Granta Books, 1998. Publishers original dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Dustwrapper: unclipped, minor fold mark to rear panel otherwise fine and now protected in Brodart. Bright yellow endpapers, no inscriptions. 249pp bright and clean in tight binding. SIGNED BY AUTHOR on title page. A haunting and heart-breaking first novel, shortlisted for both the 1997 Giller Prize and the Chapters Books in Canada First Novel Award. This novel is set in the small Caribbean town of Paradise. It explores the mystery surrounding Mala Ramchandin and the terrifying history of her family. At the heart of this compelling novel lies a disappearance and a crime which may have been committed many years before the story opens. When Mala, old and notoriously crazy, arrives at the Paradise Alms House, she is placed in the tender care of Tyler, a gay male nurse, and an extraordinary relationship begins to unfold. A magnificent collectable copy of this SIGNED authors first novel.. Signed by Author. First UK Edition. Cloth. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.