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A review by jozi_girl
What Lies Between Us by Nayomi Munaweera
4.0
It is not always easy to read a book like this, where the emotions and agony of the narrator feels so upfront and personal. In fact, at times it felt as if the wind was knocked out of me.
The narrator (mostly unnamed) was also not always the most likable character but the writing was something to behold.
Ganga’s childhood was an idyllic one, growing up in in an old and beautiful house nestled in the hills of Sri Lanka. Her life is like any other………until it isn’t. The consequences of trauma culminate in one fateful night that leaves her father dead and her family forever stained by a dark secret.
In the wake of this, Ganga and her mother seek safety by immigrating to America. But secrets are not bound by geographic borders and she never really lives a normal life.
The ending was shocking even if the parable at the beginning of the story tells you exactly what was to follow. Perhaps I am not meant to completely understand the reasoning of Ganga in her final act
This is a dark tale of abuse, suffering and self-destruction. Difficult to absorb but beautifully told.
The narrator (mostly unnamed) was also not always the most likable character but the writing was something to behold.
Ganga’s childhood was an idyllic one, growing up in in an old and beautiful house nestled in the hills of Sri Lanka. Her life is like any other………until it isn’t. The consequences of trauma culminate in one fateful night that leaves her father dead and her family forever stained by a dark secret.
In the wake of this, Ganga and her mother seek safety by immigrating to America. But secrets are not bound by geographic borders and she never really lives a normal life.
The ending was shocking even if the parable at the beginning of the story tells you exactly what was to follow. Perhaps I am not meant to completely understand the reasoning of Ganga in her final act
This is a dark tale of abuse, suffering and self-destruction. Difficult to absorb but beautifully told.