Forbidden

'We're not supposed to do this - to love each other like this!' Lochan and Maya. Brother and sister. Lovers.

They know that what they feel is wrong, but in their turbulent, dysfunctional family, they cling to each other. With an absent father and a mother preoccupied with her younger boyfriend - and with alcohol - the responsibility of bringing up their younger siblings falls wholly to them and as the pressure rises, they turn to each other...

This an uncomfortable book - and it's meant to be. Beautifully realised characters who evoke your sympathies and highly-charged, immensely well-done, descriptions of family life, are underscored by their love, the crisis point every bit as painful as you fear.
A brave, uneasy, thought-provoking novel.