An Impossible Return

An epic love story set against a backdrop of injustice, devastating secrets, & the painful price of independence. 

It's 1967 in the Chagos Archipelago--a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean--and life is peaceful $ easy for hardworking Marie. Her fierce independence $ love for her home are quickly apparent to Gabriel, the handsome $ sophisticated Mauritian secretary to the archipelago's administrator; it's love at first sight. As these two lovers from neighboring islands welcome a new son, Joséphin, a bright future seems possible. But Gabriel is hiding a terrible secret. The Mauritian government is negotiating independence from Britain, & this deal with the devil will mean evacuating the Chagos, without warning or mercy--a betrayal that will put their love to the test. 

Inspired by a shocking travesty of justice, the repercussions of which still reverberate more than fifty years later, bestselling Franco-Mauritian author Caroline Laurent paints a shimmering portrait of island life, a sensual paradise lost, & a gorgeous star-crossed love against all odds.