Melody Razak
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<b>ONE OF THE <i>OBSERVER</i>'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021</b>'Powerful and heartbreaking' <b><i>OBSERVER</i></b>'Gripping... Razak painstakingly p
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aints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared lives'<b><i>THE TIMES</i></b>'Heartbreaking and heart-warming... The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you'll truly care what happens to them'<b><i>INDEPENDENT</i></b>'I adored <i>Moth</i>: it's one of the best debuts I've ever read'<b>SARAH WINMAN</b>'Takes us right into the heart and heat of Partition-era Delhi. A rare delight' <b>ANNA HOPE</b>'A powerful and moving family story: every character springs from the page' <b>CLARE CHAMBERS</b><b>Delhi, 1946.</b>Ma and Bappu are liberal intellectuals teaching at the local university. Their fourteen year-old daughter - precocious, headstrong Alma - is soon to be married: Alma is mostly interested in her wedding shoes and in spinning stories for her beloved younger sister Roop.Times are bad for girls in India. The long-awaited independence from British rule is heralding a new era of hope, but political unrest is brewing, threatening to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi - a city where different cultures have co-existed for centuries.When Partition happens and the British Raj is fractured overnight, this wonderful family is violently torn apart and its members are forced to find new ways to survive.<b>But the resilience of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing...</b>
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