Ingrid Persaud
1966
Ingrid Persaud is an excellent author from Trinidad and Tobago. She likes to write fiction, contemporary, and romance novels. Persaud’s career is comprised of two full-length novels and one short story. Her books have helped her to win several literary awards. In addition to being an award-winning writer, Persaud is also an academic and artist. Her debut book was a short story called The Sweet Shop. It won the 2017 Commonwealth Short Story Prize and the 2018 National Short Story Award from BBC. In the short story, Persaud has described the story of a Trinidadian man, who reunites with his dad with the help of chocolate. In 2020, the author came up with her second novel called Love After Love. The Random House published it in the USA, while the UK release was carried out under the banner of Faber.