Oonya Kempadoo
Oonya KempadooTide Running

Tide Running

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Tide Running

About Oonya Kempadoo

Oonya Kempadoo is a writer who was born in Sussex, England in 1966 of Guyanese parents. She was brought up in Guyana and has since lived in Europe and various islands in the Caribbean.Her first novel, Buxton Spice, was published to great acclaim in 1998, and was nominated for the 2000 International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Her second book, Tide Running (Picador, 2001), set in Plymouth, Tobago, is the story of young brothers Cliff and Ossie.Oonya Kempadoo has studied art in Amsterdam and has lived in Trinidad, St.

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Reviews

Good writer.
With the realism of a documentary film maker, Oonya Kempadoo chronicles the lives of two economically challenged Tobagonian brothers , Cliff and Ossi. Fascination with a well off couple living on the island , soon reels the older of the two brothers , Cliff , into a maze of sex , deceit and chaos.
This novel about a poor young Tobagon man and his encounter with a wealthy couple who draw him into their lives, blithely, without considering the consequences, is one of the best portrayals of contemporary Caribbean life I've ever read. Brilliant, sensual, and ultimately disturbing, Tide Running is, like Kempadoo's first novel, Buxton Spice, an exploration of the effects of class and wealth on a young nation trying to come into its own in the shadow of its wealthy neighbor to the north.
Even though this novel is a challenge due primarily to the tough Caribbean dialect that dominates the narrative voice, the story possesses a raw beauty, and it addresses harsh truths about society and class. The central plot explores the limits to which love, lust, and trust can be stretched.

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