Congratulations to Abeer Hoque, whose new novel in stories The Lovers and the Leavers is out now from HarperCollins India, Bengal Lights Books.
From Bengal Lights Books, “Komola is a maid from rural Bangladesh working in Dhaka. ‘Before You Eat’ is the beginning of her love story with a handsome mysterious man which continues ominously in ‘After the Love.’ In ‘Alo,’ Komola’s nephew is a preternaturally gifted little boy with a terrible secret. The older son of her employers crashes and burns in ‘The Beauty of Belonging,’ while the younger, Tahsin, falls for an American woman in ‘Wax Doll.’ Over the course of twelve stories, The Lovers and the Leavers visits characters whose lives intersect over the years and continents. It’s about the ways we build each other up and break ourselves down, no matter who we are, where we live, or whether we know better.”
The Lovers and the Leavers is available in hardcover or for eReaders through amazon.