bhnmt61 's review for:

The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai
4.0

Follows the lives of a small community of people in Northern India during a time of unrest in the 80s, including one son who has emigrated to the US. The language is ornate and gorgeous, and takes awhile to get used to. At least at the beginning, I kept wishing she’d get to the point. But by halfway, I was thoroughly immersed, and the vivid prose fit perfectly with the story. Beautifully done.