A gripping and thought-provoking story about the effect of inter-ethnic racism on a young couple’s relationship.
The Last Taboo is the story of Simran, a young British girl from an immigrant Punjabi family and her boyfriend Tyrone, a black boy of Caribbean descent. Simran’s family is tolerant of the relationship at first — after all, her father’s best friend is black — but eventually the pressure from her extended family is too much to bear and the cracks start to appear. Is her father as liberal as he thinks he is? Will her brother’s lifelong friendship with Tyrone’s cousin survive? And what will happen to Simran and Tyrone’s relationship? Is it even worth all the grief? And more than that, is it worth dying for…?
The Last Taboo is the story of Simran, a young British girl from an immigrant Punjabi family and her boyfriend Tyrone, a black boy of Caribbean descent. Simran’s family is tolerant of the relationship at first — after all, her father’s best friend is black — but eventually the pressure from her extended family is too much to bear and the cracks start to appear. Is her father as liberal as he thinks he is? Will her brother’s lifelong friendship with Tyrone’s cousin survive? And what will happen to Simran and Tyrone’s relationship? Is it even worth all the grief? And more than that, is it worth dying for…?
