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A Great Country
by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
"While twelve-year-old Ajay sat trembling in a jail cell, his parents were enjoying themselves at a dinner party."
If any book will spark you through a reading slump, "A Great Country" is it. Shilpi Somaya Gowda has written a novel that propels readers from one page to the next as tension builds over the Shah family and an event that has shaken their careful life built in Orange County, California.
The first part of the novel is constructed for maximum tension, building stories and backstories with great skill. Orange County has had the reputation for being white and conservative for decades, but things have changed. It is now as multicultural a place as you'll find. The Shah family, their friends, and community are beautifully drawn, as is their growing empathy for the many cultures around them. Gowda lets her taut line go slack in the last quarter of the novel, which is a disappointment. But until then, "A Great Country" is quite a ride.
Many thanks to Mariner Books and NetGalley for a digital review copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.
If any book will spark you through a reading slump, "A Great Country" is it. Shilpi Somaya Gowda has written a novel that propels readers from one page to the next as tension builds over the Shah family and an event that has shaken their careful life built in Orange County, California.
The first part of the novel is constructed for maximum tension, building stories and backstories with great skill. Orange County has had the reputation for being white and conservative for decades, but things have changed. It is now as multicultural a place as you'll find. The Shah family, their friends, and community are beautifully drawn, as is their growing empathy for the many cultures around them. Gowda lets her taut line go slack in the last quarter of the novel, which is a disappointment. But until then, "A Great Country" is quite a ride.
Many thanks to Mariner Books and NetGalley for a digital review copy of this novel. All opinions are my own.