The Heart Does Not Bend

Description:

Family loyalty, betrayal and the redemptive power of love are at the heart of this poignant and unforgettable novel set in Canada and Jamaica. When Maria Galloway dies, she leaves everything to her spoiled, wayward grandson, Vittorio. Her only granddaughter, Molly, whom she raised from infancy, is left to confront the unyielding bitterness Maria harboured against her.

subjects: Fiction,  Mothers and daughters,  Lesbians,  Families,  Jamaicans,  Grandmothers

Places: Canada,  Kingston (Jamaica)