Hello my lovely readers! Indian fiction....let's get into it!
SYNOPSIS
India, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor.
Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor, though society frowns on it.
Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status.
Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals.
Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge from the violent events taking shape in the nation. Then their father is killed during a riot, and even their neighbors turn against them, bringing the events of their country closer to home.
As Priya determinedly pursues her career goal, Deepa falls deeply in love with a Muslim, causing her to break with her family. And Jamini attempts to hold her family together, even as she secretly longs for her sister's fiancé.
When the partition of India is officially decided, a drastic--and dangerous--change is in the air. India is now for Hindus, Pakistan for Muslims. The sisters find themselves separated from one another, each on different paths. They fear for what will happen to not just themselves, but each other.
MY THOUGHTS
I loved this novel! It took me through such a range of emotions...pity, shock, sadness, elation...it was beautiful. It was heart wrenching. Divakaruni crafted this novel so beautifully.
I rooted for all three sisters. Sometimes in POV novels, you find yourself caring more about one person's story than the others...that did not occur here! I may need to go ahead and add this to my shelf. This was my second foray into Indian literature (Unravelling, which was equally as good!) and my first novel by Divakaruni. It won't be my last.
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