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Zusatztext From the first beautiful and terrifying pages I couldn't put Moth down . The assurance of tone, the loving faithfulness to the complexity of family dynamics and female experience , the celebration of humanity and resilience amid the horrors of Partition all make for one of the most immersive reading experiences I can remember. I loved this book . Informationen zum Autor Melody Razak is British Iranian writer from London, with an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. She has had short stories published in the Mechanics Institute Review, the Bath Short Story Anthology and the Brick Lane Short Story Prize. Previous to writing, she owned treacle&co, a cafe in Brighton and more recently worked in the kitchens of Honey&Co in London as a pastry chef. She is currently living in Brighton. MOTH is her debut novel. Klappentext ONE OF THE OBSERVER'S 'TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021'Powerful and heartbreaking' OBSERVER'Gripping... Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared lives. This careful characterisation pays off, heartbreakingly, when the horrors of partition wreak havoc on small, happy lives'THE TIMES'I adored Moth: it's one of the best debuts I've ever read. It made my heart swell'SARAH WINMAN'Takes us right into the heart and heat of Partition-era Delhi. A rare delight' ANNA HOPE'A powerful and moving family story: every character springs from the page' CLARE CHAMBERSDelhi, 1946.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.But the resilience of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing... Vorwort The powerful story of a family in Delhi living through the heartbreak of Partition. Zusammenfassung The powerful story of a family in Delhi living through the heartbreak of Partition....
