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Chargement... Mother Ocean Father Nation: A Novel (2022)par Nishant Batsha
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A riveting, tender debut novel, following a brother and sister whose paths diverge--one forced to leave, one left behind--in the wake of a nationalist coup in the South Pacific On a small Pacific island, a brother and sister tune in to a breaking news radio bulletin. It is 1985, and an Indian grocer has just been attacked by nativists aligned with the recent military coup. Now, fear and shock are rippling through the island's deeply-rooted Indian community as racial tensions rise to the brink. Bhumi hears this news from her locked-down dorm room in the capital city. She is the ambitious, intellectual standout of the family--the one destined for success. But when her friendship with the daughter of a prominent government official becomes a liability, she must flee her unstable home for California. Jaipal feels like the unnoticed, unremarkable sibling, always left to fend for himself. He is stuck working in the family store, avoiding their father's wrath, with nothing but his hidden desires to distract him. Desperate for money and connection, he seizes a sudden opportunity to take his life into his own hands for the first time. But his decision may leave him vulnerable to the island's escalating volatility. Spanning from the lush terrain of the South Pacific to the golden hills of San Francisco, Mother Ocean Father Nation is an entrancing debut about how one family, at the mercy of a nation broken by legacies of power and oppression, forges a path to find a home once again. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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RATING: 3.5/5
REVIEW: Mother Ocean Father Nation is the story of an Indian family who live on a small island in the South Pacific. They are faced with political unrest that turns into ethnic violence against Indians. In one family, the daughter is forced to flee to America while the son stays behind. This book is the story of those two decisions and how their lives differ.
This was not a bad book, in fact, I really enjoyed reading it. It just…could have been better. It felt to me like it was lacking something, and I can’t really put words to what that thing was, other than to say that it left me feeling rather blah when I finished the book. Maybe the book needed a little more heart? It had a lot of detail about the horrible things happening but in places, especially towards the beginning – it read more like a newspaper than a book about real, living, human beings.
Still, I did like this book. It’s not like anything I’ve read recently and tackles some very important topics, such as ethnic violence, racism, homophobia, misogyny, etc. It just wasn’t…as complete as it could have been. ( )