{"product_id":"9781474619257-moth","title":"Moth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe powerful story of a family attempting to hold themselves together through the heartbreak of Partition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe powerful story of a family in Delhi living through the heartbreak of Partition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Ten Debut Novelists' of 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Author's Club Best First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e's 'Five Debut Female Authors to Read This Summer'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and heartbreaking'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping. Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared lives'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Heartbreaking and heart-warming. The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you'll truly care what happens to them'\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Assured and powerful'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best debuts I've ever read. It made my heart swell'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Winman, author of \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A stunning, powerful work by a brave new voice in British fiction'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Hope, author of \u003ci\u003eExpectation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Powerful and moving.  Every character springs from the page'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eClare Chambers, author of \u003ci\u003eSmall Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelhi, 1946\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMa\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eBappu\u003c\/b\u003e teach at the local university. Their fourteen year-old daughter \u003cb\u003eAlma\u003c\/b\u003e is soon to be married but she is mostly interested in spinning wild stories for her beloved younger sister \u003cb\u003eRoop\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimes are bad for girls in India. The long-awaited independence from British rule brings unrest that threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi, and when Partition happens, Ma, Bappu, Alma and Roop are forced to find increasingly desperate ways to survive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut the the power of hope is an extraordinary thing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMEET THE FAMILY AT THE HEART OF \u003ci\u003eMOTH\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlma\u003c\/b\u003e: the beating heart of the novel. We meet her as a precocious 14-year old who becomes entangled with the chaos of Partition with devastating consequences\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoop\u003c\/b\u003e: Alma's younger sister. Obsessed with death, she is a fierce, funny and rather wild child trying to make sense of the destruction that has befallen her family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMa and Bappu\u003c\/b\u003e: their dream of an independent India collapses under the weight of History. Ma's experience mirrors that of the many Indian women who were hoping for new freedom under an independent India - and had to face more harassment and insecurity instead\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd many more\u003c\/b\u003e: the Muslim nanny, forced to hide in a water tank; the widowed house-keeper whose mission is to keep the family together; the old grandmother, obsessed with the family's honour and determined to preserve it no matter the cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451518333302,"sku":"9781474619257","price":8.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27643987.jpg?v=1760462824","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781474619257-moth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}