He is really in love – though unfortunately not with Carmel, the woman he has been married to for 50 years – but with his lover Morris Courtney de la Roux. We meet Barrington Jedidiah Walker Esq, a 74-year-old dandy and autodidact who is sometimes not entirely honest with himself. Evaristo’s work is characterised by wit, inventiveness and a love of turning things around, and Mr. Loverman moves between London and the Caribbean. Girl, Woman, Other is set in London and the US and features Black women and non-binary people of various diasporas. It’s the story of an older gay couple in love, a rollercoaster ride of emotions between secrecy and coming out, lightened up by extremely funny characters.Įvaristo shared with us in an interview that almost all her books have a “global element”. Loverman is the perfect book for fans of the series Grace and Frankie. Diversity trainer, translator and editor of poco.lit.īernardine Evaristo’s Mr.
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