Diana Evans is a British author whose works delve into the complexities of relationships and identity, often employing dynamic and rhythmic prose styles that echo her background as a dancer. Her novels explore themes of love, loss, race, and the search for belonging, focusing on the inner lives of her characters with penetrating empathy. Evans utilizes rich language and unconventional structures to craft compelling and often emotionally resonant narratives that invite readers to reflect on the human experience. Her literary approach is characterized by a deep engagement with music and movement, which translate into her distinctive authorial voice.
Identical twins, Georgia and Bessi Hunter, live in the loft of 26 Waifer Avenue in Neasden. This novel watches the Hunter family as they make their way through the 1980s. Some family members having more success than others.
Thoughtful and intelligently observed... Evans's delicate prose weaves issues of racial identity and politics into the narrative so that they never feel heavy-handed...a deftly observed, elegiac portrayal of modern marriage, and the private - often painful - quest for identity and fulfilment in all its various guises Observer
'A stunning multi-generational kaleidoscope of London' Bernardine Evaristo 'A wise, tender novel about family and love' Monica Ali Melissa and her sisters are in conflict. After fifty years in London, their mother wants to return home to Nigeria, leaving behind a web of resentments and secrets lately disturbed by the sudden demise of their father. Should Alice stay here, or can her daughters work together to grant her wish? Meanwhile Melissa has never quite let go of a love she lost, and Michael in return, even while married to the sparkling Nicole, is haunted by the failed perfection of the past. As Alice's final decision draws closer, all that is hidden between Melissa and her siblings, Michael and Nicole, rises to the surface . . . 'Heart and humour in abundance . . . The people on the page are real and raw' The Times 'So arresting, characterful, and so beautiful' Candice Carty-Williams 'I adored it. Her writing is exquisite: every sentence a jewel' Elizabeth Day
Luca sucht nach den Spuren seines verstorbenen Vaters. Und findet eine hinreißende, aufregende und traurige Geschichte Lucas findet nichts Ungewöhnliches dabei, mit seiner älteren Schwester in London auf einem Hausboot zu wohnen. Wohnen nicht alle Waisen auf so einem Boot? Irgendwann entschließt er sich, endlich einmal den staubigen Kleiderschrank mit den Hinterlassenschaften seines Vaters zu entrümpeln. Und er beginnt in die Vergangenheit seines Vaters einzutauchen, der in den 50er Jahren aus Jamaica nach London kam, zum gefeierten Tänzer wurde und sich entscheiden musste für die Kunst. Oder für die Liebe …