mrs_wiltshire 's review for:

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens by Shankari Chandran

4.5

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This story is one of culture, community and racism.  The stories we tell each other and the stories we tell ourselves.  The stories we reveal and those we hide.  The stories we tell our children.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, War

Minor: Child death, Death of parent