The Coral Heart at Toronto's Book City, Yonge & St. Clair

My novel is now available at Book City Yonge & St. Clair. 

Book City Yonge & St. Clair

One block south of St. Clair St. on the west side of Yonge Street.

Address: 1430 Yonge Street

Phone #: (416) 926-0749

Email: stclair@bookcity.ca

Parking: Municipal lot just east of Yonge across from store (on Pleasant Blvd.)

TTC: Moments walk from St. Clair Subway Station on the Yonge Line
Hours of Operation: Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 9:00pm;Sunday 11:00am to 6:00pm

Book Launch of The Coral Heart in Toronto

March has flashed by with action-packed days revolving around my book launch at Confluences, the international book fair in Mauritius.

The Coral Heart, A shopkeeper's journey is my first novel, and I was thrilled by the positive response, especially when I was invited to discuss my work with students at University of Mauritius, one of the highlights of my visit.

I'm now preparing for my book launch in Toronto on April 22nd at Desotos. You can email me at peggylampotang@yahoo.ca if you want to come to the launch as space is limited.

If you're interested in buying the book in Canada, you email me at address above to buy a copy. For those in Mauritius, you can purchase the book from the publisher L'Atelier d'écriture or at Bookcourt stores and Librairie Le Cygne. If you live in a country other than Mauritius or Canada, you can order from the publisher or the stores above or from me, whichever is more convenient for you.

Great start to 2014: My novel will be out in March

I'm so thrilled that my book is being published by L'Atelier d'écriture in Mauritius.

The launch will take place at Confluences, the island's international book fair from March 6th to 9th. I will be there and I'm very excited about meeting Mauritian friends, readers, writers and publishers at the fair.

For my Canadian friends, I'm having another book launch in Toronto at Desotos on Tuesday April 22nd. Invitations and details will follow.

Synopsis of the novel:

In 1911, impoverished Hakka Chinese immigrants arrive on the tropical island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. Among the newcomers, a hungry child. The hard-working boy helps his father, a shopkeeper and surrenders his earnings to him according to Chinese tradition. While he serves the islanders, the young man ingeniously builds the business, negotiates his way through racial divisiveness, and falls in love. But his trust in the old system is put to test … This work of fiction unfolds during the overthrow of the Chinese Emperor, the rise of communism, the Japanese invasion of China, and the First and Second World Wars.