Used book – Maloya, Anielle Hoarau

...the deeper he delved into her heart, the more attractive he found her. He wanted to know everything about her: her past, her customs...

The year is 1970, on Réunion Island, at the dawn of a society's transformation as it struggles to preserve its multifaceted identity. Maloya, a symbol of a cultural heritage dating back to the time of slavery, is forbidden by the authorities. Against a backdrop of political opposition between the powerful Member of Parliament Michel Debré and Paul Vergès, the defender of Creole identity, clashes erupt within a family caught in the tangle of preconceived ideas prevalent in this post-colonial context...

Anielle Hoarau, a native of Réunion Island, glorifies it through her poetic descriptions. This novel is a ray of sunshine in the heart of winter...

This novel, with its Creole accents, bursts with sunshine, rumbles like a hurricane, and sings and dances to the rhythms of Maloya.