464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611854831
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press UK
Publication date: 15 January 2019
Description
In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini, a privileged and restless young woman from Bangalore, sets out for a remote village in Kashmir. Certain that the loss of her mother is somehow connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,324 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
sad 52%
challenging 46%
adventurous 35%
tense 35%
dark 30%
informative 23%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 45% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Death of parentModerate
Death, Mental illness, TortureMinor
Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol
464 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781611854831
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Grove Press UK
Publication date: 15 January 2019
Description
In the wake of her mother's death, Shalini, a privileged and restless young woman from Bangalore, sets out for a remote village in Kashmir. Certain that the loss of her mother is somehow connected to the decade-old disappearance of Bashir Ahmed, a...
Community Reviews Summary of 1,324 reviews
Moods
reflective 56%
sad 52%
challenging 46%
adventurous 35%
tense 35%
dark 30%
informative 23%
mysterious 15%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 5%
Pace
slow 37%
fast 5%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 51% | Character: 45% | Plot: 3%Strong character development?
Yes: 62% | It's complicated: 25% | No: 11%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 54% | Yes: 27% | No: 17%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 90% | No: 5% | It's complicated: 1% | N/A: 1%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 82% | It's complicated: 11% | No: 5%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Suicide, Violence, Death of parentModerate
Death, Mental illness, TortureMinor
Animal death, Infidelity, Alcohol