Lisa Allen-Agostini
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Alethea Lopez is about to turn 40. Fashionable, feisty and fiercely independent, she manages a boutique in Port of Spain, but behind closed doors she's covering up bruises from her abusive partner and seeking solace in an affair with her boss. When she witnesses a woman murdered by a jealous lover, the reality of her own future comes a little too close to home. Bringing us her truth in an arresting, unsparing Trinidadian voice, Alethea unravels memories...
2) Home home
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After Kayla is hospitalized for anxiety and depression, she moves from Trinidad to Canada to live with her aunts. As a result, Kayla must learn how to deal with the cultural differences and being away from her only friend, Akilah. But the move brings unexpected changes, and Kayla discovers that Canada may be a place where she can feel at home and find her identity.