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Two famillies lives revolve around each other though they're from different parts of the world. The story travels backwards and forwards in time from the end of WWII to the 1960's and further. The story also takes us from Calcutta to London and Dhaka. The cast is large with grandmother, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins, and the narrator as a young man looks back at the past instances of violence to solve a family mystery.
A short book that's over before you know it and left me hoping there was ...more
A short book that's over before you know it and left me hoping there was ...more
This is beautifully written even though sometimes I got confused since the story jumps around a lot. It looks at two families, one British, one Indian and their relationship to each other. It also explores the concepts of "home" and "freedom" and how wars can shape those meanings.
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