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Avni Doshi - Burnt Sugar (2nd Hand Paperback)
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Synopsis
Shortlisted for The Booker Prize 2020.
Experience the eclectic, passionate writing of Avni Doshi in her debut novel "Burnt Sugar". A mesmerizing, thought-provoking story of family, identity and the strength of blood.
In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, took a hapless artist for a lover, rebelled against every social expectation of a good Indian woman - all with her young child in tow. Years on, she is an old woman with a fading memory, mixing up her maid's wages and leaving the gas on all night, and her grown-up daughter is faced with the task of caring for a mother who never seemed to care for her.
This is a poisoned love story. But not between lovers - between mother and daughter. Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar gradually untangles the knot of memory and myth that bind two women together, revealing the truth that lies beneath.
It's a journey of exploration through the past and present, reminding readers of the power that comes from understanding our history and making peace with our choices. Doshi's exploration of family dynamics and societal norms is thought-provoking and engaging.
Details
- Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
- Condition : Very Good
- Category : Fiction - Families & Sagas
- Published : 2020 (This Edition 2021 - Penguin)
- ISBN : 9780241989142
- SKU : B003057
- PPC : LL300gm
- RRP : £8.99
- Quantity Available : 1 only.
External Reviews
"Arresting and fiercely intelligent, disarmingly witty and frank' - Sunday Times.
'Precisely written, resolutely unsentimental. A compelling book, beautifully written and with startling imagery - emotionally wrenching and poignant in equal measure' - The Booker Prize Judges 2020.
'An unsettling, sinewy debut, startling in its venom and disarming in its humour from the very first sentence' - Guardian.
'A corrosive, compulsive debut' - Daily Telegraph.
'Scouringly brilliant, a blazing debut with words that glitter sharp as shards of broken mirror' - Buro.
The Author
Avni Doshi is an American novelist currently based in Dubai. She was born in New Jersey to immigrants from India. She received a BA in Art History from Barnard College in New York, and a master's degree in History of Art from University College London.