Tamarin

Tamarin Bay, Mauritius, is a travel agent's paradise; a tropical ocean, fishermen unloading their daily catch, children building sandcastles, surfers riding giant waves. But just along the shoreline is the beach of La Preneuse, known as the taker of souls. The island is haunted with tragedy and the remnants of colonial rule. But it is also home, where Anita Ram longs to be following the collapse of her marriage. After enduring a shocking betrayal and the sexism and racism of a cold Britain in the early 21st century, she finds comfort in simple things; her mother's cooking, her childhood bedroom, and a handsome architect. Will these be enough for Anita to find happiness again, or will the ghosts of her past consume her?

Following the international success of her debut Riambel, Hein's heart wrenching new novel reveals the violence and beauty inherent in her native Mauritius.

About the author

Priya Hein is a Mauritian author whose first novel Riambel won the Prix Athéna 2023 and The Jean-Fanchette Prize 2021.She was nominated for the 2017 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, shortlisted for the Prix de l'Atelier Littéraire in 2021 and the Miles Morland Scholarship in 2023, and participated in the 2024 Iowa WP fall residency. Priya lives in Mauritius with her family.

Product details

• Authors: Priya Hein
• Publisher: The Indigo Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.01.2026
• EAN: 9781911648932
• ISBN: 978-1-911648-93-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 14 mm x 200 mm
• Weight: 175 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Mauritius, Romance, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: literary and general