The Others
A love triangle plays out against the backdrop of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
It is 1989, and in a small Baltic city in East Germany, the Deutsche Demokratische Republik, three young people from vastly different backgrounds become friends. Armando is a factory worker from Mozambique, Lolita is a medical student from India, and Theo is an East Berliner who dreams of being a writer. When Armando and Lolita make a grisly discovery, they find themselves caught up in the politics of Theo’s homeland more than ever before. While a quiet revolution sweeps through Eastern Europe, and the Berlin Wall teeters, the three find themselves entangled in a poignant love triangle which threatens their futures.
Sheena Kalayil
Sheena Kalayil is a critically acclaimed Manchester author and teacher. Her third book, ‘The Wild Wind’, drew inspiration from her nomadic upbringing between India, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Kalayil’s debut, ‘The Bureau of Second Chances’, won the Writers’ Guild Award for Best First Novel and was shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Prize for Fiction with a Sense of Place.