A review by totallytales
The Mission House by Carys Davies
3.0
There is a line from the novel: "So much passion simmering under the surface of things'' It is one that perfectly captures how I felt about it. It is a very reflective read with a lot of the depth coming from all the things left unsaid.
I loved being transported to India the sense of place drawn is so vivid and colourful, you can easily imagine you are there alongside Byrd and Jamshed. Ooty is given enough depth is it certainly a character in its own right by the end of the novel.
I felt disappointed by the ending, it felt flat and rushed to me in comparison to the rest of the story.
I read this as part of the Tandem readalong and it went down like marmite some loved it some not so much but it provided great topics of conversation so would make a brilliant book club pick.
A huge thanks to Tandem Collective & Granta Books for gifting me a copy in return for an open & honest review.
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I loved being transported to India the sense of place drawn is so vivid and colourful, you can easily imagine you are there alongside Byrd and Jamshed. Ooty is given enough depth is it certainly a character in its own right by the end of the novel.
I felt disappointed by the ending, it felt flat and rushed to me in comparison to the rest of the story.
I read this as part of the Tandem readalong and it went down like marmite some loved it some not so much but it provided great topics of conversation so would make a brilliant book club pick.
A huge thanks to Tandem Collective & Granta Books for gifting me a copy in return for an open & honest review.
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