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Set on the island of Mauritius, Blue Bay Palace follows Maya, a young woman who longs to rise above poverty and find happiness amid luxurious resorts. Her love for a man from a wealthy family is doomed when his family insists on an arranged marriage, illustrating how social class, cultural conflict, and the arrival of affluent tourists deepen inequality and strain personal dreams.
First publish date: 2009
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Nathacha Appanah-Mouriquand
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