{"product_id":"nothing-like-love-isbn-9780385681049","title":"Nothing Like Love","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sparkling, witty and confident debut from a rising Canadian star whose Trinidadian roots and riotous storytelling heritage inform her completely delightful novel.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e     It is 1974 in the town of Chance, Trinidad--home to a colourful cast of cane farmers, rum-drinkers, scandal-mongers . . . and a bright 18-year-old schoolgirl named Vimla Narine. After passing her A-levels with extraordinary results and accepting the coveted teaching post at Saraswati Hindu school, Vimla is caught with the village pundit's son, Krishna Govind. At night. \u003ci\u003eHolding hands\u003c\/i\u003e. By morning, even the village vagrant has heard the news and the Govinds and Narines find themselves at the heart of Chance's most delicious disgrace since a woman chased her cheating husband from the district with a rolling pin.\u003cbr\u003e     Very quickly, Vimla's teaching post is rescinded, her mother goes on strike from everything, her father seeks solace in the rum shop and Vimla is confined to her home. While Vimla waits for Krishna to rescue her, Krishna's father exiles his boy to Tobago with a suitcase of Hindu scriptures and a command: Krishna will become a man of God. It is his duty. \u003cbr\u003e     Just when Vimla thinks her fate couldn't be worse, her best friend, Minty, brings word that Krishna has become betrothed to the beautiful Chalisa Shankar. And Chalisa wants to meet Vimla. Together, Vimla and Minty devise a scheme to win Krishna back that involves blackmailing a neighbour, conspiring with Chalisa, secret trysts in cane fields--and unearthing surprising truths that could change Vimla's, Krishna's and Chalisa's lives forever.\"\u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e has provided   inspiration for a multitude of writers. . . . Sabrina Ramnanan, who was born   in Toronto to Trinidadian parents, adds laughter, light and spice to her   version. . . . [an] exuberant storyline, which Ramnanan imbues with humour   and peoples with captivating characters . . . a charming comedic   voice.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe Globe and Mail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Two secret lovers. Their feuding families. A desperate solution or two. And an army of busybodies. Welcome to \u003ci\u003eNothing Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e, which begins with a mysterious touch. . . . Ramnanan keeps the plot moving quickly, adding characters, secrets and subplots at a breathtaking pace. . . . \u003ci\u003eNothing Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a beach read of a book like a cold creamy barbadine punch on a hot summer's day.\" ―\u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Set in Trinidad, \u003ci\u003eNothing Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e is a rollicking and sassy miracle of a novel. Sabrina Ramnanan's  masterfully written romp has it all: spicy Caribbean food, love intrigue, political corruption, Bollywood-style dance, farce, gossip, friendship, beaches, rum punch, Hindi music and an elaborate wedding. It's a story filled with heart, wisdom and family. \u003ci\u003eNothing Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e is so damn fine. I loved it!\" —Kathryn Kuitenbrouwer, author of \u003ci\u003eAll the Broken Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Welcome to Chance, a fictional Trinidadian village where the lushness of flora is matched only by the exuberance of personalities.\" ―\u003ci\u003eMaclean’s\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ramnanan's delightful debut novel leads the reader on a gratifyingly witty and insightful romp through smalltown politics. . . . the sharp wit and barbs in the dialogue keep this novel lively.\" ―\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ramnanan combined the tales of her parents with her own experiences on the island [of Trinidad] to build a story of forbidden love and a spirited young woman's break from small-town life. . . . \u003ci\u003eNothing Like Love\u003c\/i\u003e is fast-paced and at times funny. . . . On the surface, the book seems like a typical forbidden love story, but it's more than that.\" ―\u003ci\u003eMe\u003ci\u003etro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Delightful . . . I felt like I was reading a Jane Austen novel, a comedy of manners, only set in Trinidad in the 1970s in which marriages are arranged according to class and social standing, and women are not meant to have any aspirations other than to be good wives and mothers, but where a whole underside of activities are taking place without the men's knowledge, where the women are really the ones to make things happen. This novel will surely appeal to readers who enjoy a lighthearted love story with a twist.\" ―\u003ci\u003eThe Record\u003c\/i\u003e (Kitchener-Waterloo)SABRINA RAMNANAN was born in Toronto to Trinidadian parents. She completed her B.A. in English and B.Ed at the University of Toronto. In addition, Sabrina is a recent graduate of the University of Toronto's School of Continuing Education Creative Writing Program and the recipient of the 2012 Marina Nemat award. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eDiaspora Dialogues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCerulean Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriting in the Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Caribbean Writer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoyland\u003c\/i\u003e. This is her debut novel. She lives in Toronto.","brand":"Anchor Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299811643621,"sku":"NP9780385681049","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780385681049.jpg?v=1767733924","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/nothing-like-love-isbn-9780385681049","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}