Now in paperback. A touching and exuberant tale of courage, love and friendship exploring a young man's social and sexual awakening as he leaves his childhood behind, set against Collen's own Mauritus landscape. 198pp, UK. BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING.

Fictional account of a woman driven to prostitution against a Mauritian setting. 145pp, UK. BOOK GUILD LTD.

A tropical island in the Indian Ocean. Three women in a prison cell built for two. This is the story of kinship between women and of justice above and beyond a legal system. 'This staggering book demonstrates the subversive power of words...Magnificent.' John Berger. 344pp. UK. BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING. 0747557721

Sita is a strong woman, a living legend in Mauritian society. She has also buried a secret that threatens to overwhelm her very self. Raped by a 'friend' eight years before, Sita's search to come to terms with her past extends beyond her physical violation to encompass other forms of oppression. 197pp, UK. BLOOMSBURY