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A review by emdawgb
Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani
4.0
Children of the Jacaranda Tree is at once beautiful and devastating. The plot follows a cast of characters bound together by family, circumstance, and experience. In the powerful opening chapter, an imprisoned woman is being taken to the hospital to give birth. To distract herself, she focuses on the sounds of the city she can hear outside of the van, and thinks about her parents. On returning to the prison, she is only allowed to nurse her child for a short while.
The remainder of Children of the Jacaranda Tree continues with a similar raw, emotional impact. A child sees his parents dragged away to prison as he sits eating breakfast. A young woman learns that she has been lied to about her father's death, as she uncovers the darker parts of her country's history. The narrative surges forward and trickles back as each story is told with Delijani's beautiful, light prose. A perfect read for anyone who wants to think about the human side of history.
The remainder of Children of the Jacaranda Tree continues with a similar raw, emotional impact. A child sees his parents dragged away to prison as he sits eating breakfast. A young woman learns that she has been lied to about her father's death, as she uncovers the darker parts of her country's history. The narrative surges forward and trickles back as each story is told with Delijani's beautiful, light prose. A perfect read for anyone who wants to think about the human side of history.