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Priya Guns

Biography

Priya Guns

Priya Guns is an actor and writer previously published in short story anthologies, gal-dem, Spring magazine and anonymously in The Guardian. She is a Creative Writing graduate from Kingston University. YOUR DRIVER IS WAITING is her debut novel.

Priya Guns

Books by Priya Guns

by Priya Guns - Fiction, Humor

It’s hard enough to be a teenager, and Dilo is tasked with hustling to help her family get by. After Dilo’s born-again Christian mother, Mary, and Aunt Anji relocated, one thing’s become blindingly clear --- the “rags-to-riches” fairytale they were promised is bullshit. Their family operates on the margins and when both matriarchs unexpectedly lose their jobs, desperation begins to set in. With eviction imminent, they are thrown a lifeline when they meet Mark, a day-trader. At last, a miracle and the family quickly become his apostles. But they soon discover what really fuels Mark’s seemingly endless generosity and when the markets turn they are left to navigate treacherous but familiar terrain. They must do what they always have, find a path where there isn’t one --- survive.

by Priya Guns - Fiction, Humor

Damani is tired. Her father just died on the job at a fast-food joint, and now she lives paycheck to paycheck in a basement, caring for her mom and driving for an app that is constantly cutting her take. The city is roiling in protests, but while she keeps hearing that they’re fighting for change on behalf of people like her, she literally can’t afford to pay attention. Then she gives a ride to Jolene, who seems like she could be the perfect girlfriend, and their chemistry is off the charts. Jolene has done the reading, goes to every protest and says all the right things. But just as their romance intensifies and Damani finally lets her guard down, Jolene does something unforgivable, setting off an explosive chain of events.