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A review by jmatkinson1
Truth Be Told by Kia Abdullah
4.0
Kamran is a success, privately educated, intelligent, just accepted to Oxford and on the cusp of adulthood. Then one night his world collapses as he is assaulted in his room at boarding school. Zara is former barrister who now works with rape victims and she takes on Kamran's case. Privilege is put to the test as the case comes to court.
This is a very interesting book and completely gripping in places. Male rape has a huge stigma attached to it and the consent-lobby is highlighted here. Given that popular culture has homosexuality written large into all male boarding school practice, contrasting that with the traditional values of Asian families is excellent and this provides an alternative viewpoint from a male perspective to that of Zara's failed arranged marriage and her family's attitude to that. The first twist was expected but the final twist came from left-field and put this book up to another level.
This is a very interesting book and completely gripping in places. Male rape has a huge stigma attached to it and the consent-lobby is highlighted here. Given that popular culture has homosexuality written large into all male boarding school practice, contrasting that with the traditional values of Asian families is excellent and this provides an alternative viewpoint from a male perspective to that of Zara's failed arranged marriage and her family's attitude to that. The first twist was expected but the final twist came from left-field and put this book up to another level.