<p>“Franco-Mauritian writer Laurent, in her potent English-language debut, overlays a tragic love story onto a powerful account of historical injustice in the Chagos Archipelago…Thanks to Laurent’s devastating work, readers will, indeed, have their eyes and hearts opened.” <b>—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></b> (starred review)</p><p>“Franco-Mauritian author Caroline Laurent has penned this historical fiction novel based on stories her Mauritian mother told, and [on] her extensive research. The narrative is written in the typical lyrical style of a French novel, which the translator has reproduced faithfully for readers’ enjoyment. Life on the islands is portrayed with intimate details of the inhabitants’ day-to-day existence, such that one can feel the pain of the indigenous peoples’ evacuation for reasons they don’t understand.” <b>—<i>Historical Novels Review</i></b></p><p>“While <i>Rivage de la colère</i> is a novel about exile and impossible love, it is nevertheless about hope too. It is an ambitious and sweeping story written with sensitivity that renders a geopolitical and human tragedy through its credible and endearing characters.” <b>—<i>L’Orient Littéraire</i></b></p><p>“A beautiful portrayal of a strong woman…a harrowing novel, stirred with anger, that Caroline Laurent has written with great passion.” <b>—<i>Libération</i></b></p><p>“Caroline Laurent writes about the Chagossian people’s removal and anger with finesse and emotion.” <b>—<i>Le Parisien</i></b></p><p>“With a strong show of faith in the power of fiction, Caroline Laurent gives a voice and strength to a forgotten tragedy.” <b>—<i>Le Point</i></b></p><p>“Caroline Laurent writes with empathy and sensuality…She has fictionalized with subtlety and without hesitation.” <b>—<i>Le Figaro Littéraire</i></b></p><p>“A deeply moving story about the heartbreak of exile.” <b>—<i>Version Femina</i></b></p><p>“There’s a lot to love—the vulnerability and temerity of the characters, the bittersweet love story, the skillfully braided narrative—but more than anything, the novel is a vehicle for social change.…The Chagossian struggle for justice becomes ours.” <b>—<i>Asymptote</i></b></p>