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The Sour Faced Moon
Oscillating between the families of Imroz Agha Khan, who resents his prosperous Afghan forefathers and his perennial outsider status in his own homeland and Danielle Anderson, who returns to seek refuge in the truth and dreams she had so abruptly fled from twelve years ago. A story spanning three generations with malleability of rules as people try to break the bondage they have created all on their own. Rohini Lall’s debut novel, THE SOUR FACED MOON is the saga of intertwining cultures and generations. Born in a family of doctors from Bhagalpur, Bihar, Rohini prefers to live in the culturally vibrant city of Delhi
251 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2014
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April 16, 2014
Poignantly written.. But somewhat confusing..
May 9, 2014
‘The Sour Faced Moon’ is a story oscillating between the families of Imroz Agha Khan, who resents his prosperous Afghan forefathers and his perennial outsider status in his own homeland and Danielle Anderson, who returns to seek refuge in the truth and dreams she had so abruptly fled from twelve years ago.
A story spanning three generations with malleability of rules as people try to break bondage they have created all on their own.
Rohini Lall’s language is simple and descriptive. With an amazing ability to build up a scene to a curiosity-ladded serene point, and end it with an elegant touch, her writing comes with a good flow, which makes the book hard to put down.
The book is studded with many nicely written paras; paras, which are real and brings out the characters rather eloquently.
“Back in the same room, Danielle stood in front of the mirror. Who was it facing her? She wondered. Closing her eyes, she tried to summon up that girl who had stood in front of the mirror to look into her future. Where had she lost herself?”
“Halfway through the stairs, Imroz said, “Baba refused his cataract operation for the sixth time this year.” He paused, stopping to look at her. He laughed and descended two more steps. His laughter had grown in years too, noticed Danielle. It was heavier now, measured too, a little rationed as opposed to his easy candour. He had become more muscular, broader than the boy who had stood waving at her till the car had disappeared around the bend.”
The best thing I like about the book is how deep the author moves with the characters. I loved the level of introspection that her writing contains. The book moves on swiftly, describing more, answering questions, style of writing perfectly augmenting the story.
For me, it was a good read. I may not have liked the story as much, but I sure do like the way she has written it.
A story spanning three generations with malleability of rules as people try to break bondage they have created all on their own.
Rohini Lall’s language is simple and descriptive. With an amazing ability to build up a scene to a curiosity-ladded serene point, and end it with an elegant touch, her writing comes with a good flow, which makes the book hard to put down.
The book is studded with many nicely written paras; paras, which are real and brings out the characters rather eloquently.
“Back in the same room, Danielle stood in front of the mirror. Who was it facing her? She wondered. Closing her eyes, she tried to summon up that girl who had stood in front of the mirror to look into her future. Where had she lost herself?”
“Halfway through the stairs, Imroz said, “Baba refused his cataract operation for the sixth time this year.” He paused, stopping to look at her. He laughed and descended two more steps. His laughter had grown in years too, noticed Danielle. It was heavier now, measured too, a little rationed as opposed to his easy candour. He had become more muscular, broader than the boy who had stood waving at her till the car had disappeared around the bend.”
The best thing I like about the book is how deep the author moves with the characters. I loved the level of introspection that her writing contains. The book moves on swiftly, describing more, answering questions, style of writing perfectly augmenting the story.
For me, it was a good read. I may not have liked the story as much, but I sure do like the way she has written it.
July 13, 2016
The story of The Sour Faced Moon oscillates between the families of Imroz Agha Khan, who resents his prosperous Afghan forefathers and his perennial outsider status in his own homeland and Danielle Anderson, a very close friend of Imroz who had abruptly fled from the valley only to return with her son after twelve years.
The story keeps moving from the past to the present. I found the story line to be a little predictive and borderline melodramatic. The story feels a little disconnected at places and I was left with alot of questions after I finished reading the book. Character development is decent though I do feel....Read complete review here: http://www.coml13.com/index.php/2014/...
The story keeps moving from the past to the present. I found the story line to be a little predictive and borderline melodramatic. The story feels a little disconnected at places and I was left with alot of questions after I finished reading the book. Character development is decent though I do feel....Read complete review here: http://www.coml13.com/index.php/2014/...
September 23, 2016
This story starts somewhere at Arab desert and ends....not ends
....rather continues at hilly Darjeeling.
The story covers primarily three generations of two families : a Turk who had wandered to India in search of paradise and a British who had come to colonial India to live, not rule, here.
This book has shown agony by weaving situations in a very live way. One can see conflict within one's heart. Chasing the dreams. Unfulfilled love. Unfulfilled dreams. Mixing of culture and faith.
The only drawback is so many characters and one may get confused in this maze.
The author's way of narrating the story is superb. It'll make one glued to this book.
I'd give four stars out of five.
....rather continues at hilly Darjeeling.
The story covers primarily three generations of two families : a Turk who had wandered to India in search of paradise and a British who had come to colonial India to live, not rule, here.
This book has shown agony by weaving situations in a very live way. One can see conflict within one's heart. Chasing the dreams. Unfulfilled love. Unfulfilled dreams. Mixing of culture and faith.
The only drawback is so many characters and one may get confused in this maze.
The author's way of narrating the story is superb. It'll make one glued to this book.
I'd give four stars out of five.
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