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272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571341337
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 17 April 2017
Description
Every year on Leila's birthday Shalini kneels by the wall with a little yellow spade and scoops dry earth to make a pit for two candles. One each for herself and for Riz, the husband at her side.But as Shalini walks from the patch of grass where s...
Community Reviews Summary of 211 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 60%
tense 46%
mysterious 33%
reflective 26%
challenging 20%
funny 6%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 81% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Death, MisogynyModerate
Racism, IslamophobiaMinor
Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia
272 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780571341337
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Faber Faber
Publication date: 17 April 2017
Description
Every year on Leila's birthday Shalini kneels by the wall with a little yellow spade and scoops dry earth to make a pit for two candles. One each for herself and for Riz, the husband at her side.But as Shalini walks from the patch of grass where s...
Community Reviews Summary of 211 reviews
Moods
emotional 60%
sad 60%
tense 46%
mysterious 33%
reflective 26%
challenging 20%
funny 6%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 20%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 81% | Character: 18%Strong character development?
Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | No: 16%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 53% | No: 30% | Yes: 15%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 76% | It's complicated: 15% | No: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 61% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 7%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Confinement, Death, MisogynyModerate
Racism, IslamophobiaMinor
Homophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia