description: Victoria fills her North London apartment with the flavours and scents of her childhood in Guyana and her lovers home in Africa. Half a lifetime and half a world away, Victoria still keeps her letters from Kola, the man who schooled her in politics, in food, and in passion. But Kola has disappeared and it is Lenny, her English friend and lover, whom she should hold most dear. But who chooses where love will go? When Victorias sister dies in Guyana, leaving behind a son, Derek, Victoria must assume the role of guardian. At first resentful and overprotective, Victoria finds it difficult to be a mother to a seven-year-old boy while Derek finds Victoria stiff and remote. As the two tentatively negotiate this new and perplexing relationship, violence strikes unexpectedly. Victoria is horrified by the act of terror, but Derek is fascinated, even parlaying the event into higher social status among his school friends. How can two such unlikely companions ever form a lasting bond?
language: English
title: This Body
titlecomplete: This Body
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Toronto: HarperCollins