Inheritance by Balli Kaur Jaswal

Inheritance

Balli Kaur Jaswal

204 pages first pub 2013 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

 In 1971, a teenage girl briefly disappears from her house in the middle of the night, only to return a different person, causing fissures that threaten to fracture her Punjabi Sikh family.As Singapore’s political and social landscapes evolve, the...

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Community Reviews Summary of 154 reviews

Moods

emotional 100%
reflective 60%
challenging 46%
dark 33%
sad 26%
tense 20%
hopeful 6%

Pace

medium 73%
slow 26%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 85% | A mix: 7% | Plot: 7%

Strong character development?

Yes: 80% | It's complicated: 20%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 66% | Yes: 33%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 78% | No: 21%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.95

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