Sweet and Sour - Softcover

When Dr Davindra Tulsiram is excluded from his traditional family for his marriage to his beautiful Iranian bride, Fariba, his trials and tribulations are only just beginning. Davindra's actions go on to ensure huge changes to his life as he seeks success on his own terms and freedom from the stultifying, restrictive traditions of his family's past. At the same time, echoing his personal turmoil, Davindra and his new acquaintances are fighting the stale political system, bringing about huge social change and battling the incumbent power-brokers in an attempt to bring their beloved homeland into line with the feelings of the people - trying with all their might to make things better for Mauritius. This novel, written with a hand that is both sure and light defies easy definition. It is a political epic, a story of enduring love, a family saga and a gripping murder mystery, all set against the backdrop of the emergence of a nation with a previously untapped economic might and a people hungry for better lives.