Like Heaven is a vivid & evocative portrait of an Indian family in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Ved Saran is forced to leave his childhood behind when he takes on the family business, sacrificing his own personal desires to make it a success. As he prospers, he is pulled further away from the ramshackle carnival culture that has sustained him & thrown instead into a world of politics & corruption which finally threatens his personal happiness & the happiness of the people around him.
Creating a cast of richly drawn characters, Niala Maharaj in this debut novel reveals the humour & pathos in life