COMFORT FOOD and BREAKIN' BICHE (el. knyga) (skaityta knyga) | knygos.lt

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In his first collection of short stories and poems, set in Rio Claro, a small town in the developing country of Trinidad and Tobago set in the 1960s, Chris Baball explores themes which include food, escape, sex and death, often viewed through the eyes of a young boy.

Some are intended to be humorous, with a Trinbagonian twist, others more serious and reflective. A glossary is added with the Trinbagonian dialect and some expressions used then.

Everyone has a comfort food. Right? Ever reflected on how it became your comfort food?

What about escape? From school? And the consequences? Count you in?

Love! How did your first experience feel?

And sex? Yes. But not XXX, but first take on sex and sex movies.

Then, ever wondered what would happen when you die?

Lottery: What if you won?

A food you love and hate?

On a more serious note:

Ever reflected on a relative long gone, and saw this person in a different light?

Recall your first experience with death? Did you ever question God?

Days when homosexuality was taboo? And predatory sex?

And, more...