Trussed

by Shiromi Pinto

Three characters, tangled together in a topsy-turvy world, fall into Vinda, the ersatz dominatrix, lives with her aunt and uncle and hunts for jobs when she isn?t dispensing cheap thrills to nervous lawyers; Angel, her cousin, thief and Elvis impersonator, sings like the King but risks his freedom for the lustre of a rhinestone suit; and Regis, a broken-hearted bounty hunter from Los Angeles, drifts through grey streets, stranded between his prey and his own crumpled past. A patchwork of modern Black and Asian urban life, Trussed is clever, funny, weird and tragic. Shiromi Pinto?s disorientated trio attempt, with varying success, to unravel the emotional and moral confusion that binds their lives. In their search for redemption, her characters shed names, skins, even souls - before reconciling themselves to their own private fates.

Paperback

Published March 15, 2006

About the author

Born in the UK, she grew up in Montreal, Canada, and returned to London to take an MA at the School of Oriental & African Studies. She is currently a Creative Manager at the International Secretariat, Amnesty International, and lives in Northwest London with her young daughter.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining, fast-paced novel about three intertwined lives - Sri Lankan dominatrix Vinda; her cousin and Elvis impersonator Angel; and bail bondsman Regis. Read in a week and thoroughly entertaining from beginning to end.