Difficult Daughters by Manju Kapur

Difficult Daughters

Manju Kapur

283 pages first pub 1998 (editions) user-added

fiction historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
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Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, Difficult Daughters is the story of a woman torn between family duty, the desire for education, and illicit love. Virmati, a young woman born in Amritsar into a...

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Community Reviews

3.56
based on 125 reviews

Moods

emotional: 88%

reflective: 66%

sad: 55%

dark: 33%

challenging: 22%

informative: 22%

inspiring: 22%

hopeful: 11%


Pace

10% of readers chose fast
80% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

50% of readers chose A mix
50% of readers chose Character
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

83% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

28% of readers chose Yes
28% of readers chose Complicated
42% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus?

50% of readers chose Yes
50% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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