Lost Love Songs (Audiobook)

Ingrid Persaud

An unforgettable story of four incredible women: this novel combines the depth, and flair of The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida with the devastating brilliance and truth of A Brief History of Seven Killings.

Format
Audio book
ISBN
9780571397600
Date Published
18.03.2025
Delivery
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Summary

FROM THE WINNER OF THE INDIE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION 2021

‘With Ingrid Persaud’s, assured, wizened and brilliant hand at the pen, these women become vitally, thrillingly, and unforgettably alive.’ MARLON JAMES

‘A voice that has a vibrancy of its own.’ RACHEL JOYCE
‘A talented and engaging storyteller.’ Sunday Times
‘Persaud has a knack for finding the sublime in the ordinary.’ SARA COLLINS, Guardian

From the award-winning author of Love After Love, comes an epic of wonder, danger and risk.

Popo is brilliant, vulnerable and stuck – but despite those who want to own her, she is determined to free herself from the traps of her past, whatever the cost. Mana Lala is equally as focussed on her little boy who connects her to the man she loves, and she will do anything to keep them both close. For Doris, life is an opportunity she will grab with all her might – hers is another iron will constrained by the truths of being a woman in 1930s Trinidad. And then there is Rosie, pouring her soul into her business, her lover Etty and her store.

Four brave and brilliant women, connected and controlled by one man, and a world that puts all power to his elbow. This is their story, and for some of them, it is all that is left.

Readers adored Lost Love Songs:

‘Amazing! I couldn’t put the book down. The characters were so real, and the story flowed. A must read.’
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‘Vibrant and vividly written, I loved every minute of it.’
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‘Thoroughly enjoyed this book from start to finish!’
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‘This book has touched me on so many levels . . . a compelling read, eloquently written, entertaining, with depth and breadth. Highly recommended!’
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Critic Reviews

Doris, Mana Lala, Popo and Rosie. They will never forget the notorious Boysie Singh, but we will never forget them, women who in trying and ultimately failing to shape the man end up shaping themselves. These women know they are the kind who end up in stories people whisper about. And too often when women tell stories of men, they vanish in the process. But with Ingrid Persaud’s, assured, wizened and brilliant hand at the pen, these women instead become vitally, thrillingly, and unforgettably alive.

Marlon James
Critic Reviews

Energetic . . . One of the chief delights [...] is the Trinidad dialect of the characters: its rhythms and musicality [...] A strong sense of place and social dynamics are a forte of the novel.

Irish Times
Critic Reviews

Persaud writes in an Indian Trinidadian vernacular that feels sharp, vivid and true, and the story alternates between the women, each adding a new piece to the emerging picture . . . the women Persaud gives voice to tell a compelling story.

Shahidha Bari, Guardian, 'Book of the Day'
Critic Reviews

The women’s relationships with Boysie make for a fascinating story, and Persaud creates a memorable supporting cast of characters who drink, gossip and betray one another . . . Persaud’s characters linger long after the final pages of this epic, sometimes harrowing, tale.

Observer
Critic Reviews

What we are seeing here is a talented writer getting into her stride. Like Love After Love, her voices are credible; their language is right and you can hear their lyricism in your head as you read.

Trinidad Guardian
Critic Reviews

The merry-go-round narrative generates genuine shock while making us question how far we’re ever the main characters of our lives.

Mail on Sunday
IngridPersaud

Ingrid Persaud’s debut novel, Love After Love, won the Costa First Novel award, the Author’s Club First Book Award and the Indie Book Award for Fiction. Other prizes include the BBC National Short Story Award and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize. She was born in Trinidad and lives in London.

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