{"product_id":"moth-9781474619257","title":"Moth","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e''s ''Ten Debut Novelists'' of 2021 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Author''s Club Best First Novel Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper''s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e''s ''Five Debut Female Authors to Read This Summer''\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Powerful and heartbreaking''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eObserver\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Gripping... Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared lives''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Heartbreaking and heart-warming... The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you''ll truly care what happens to them''\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Assured and powerful''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHarper''s Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the best debuts I''ve ever read. It made my heart swell''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Winman, author of \u003ci\u003eStill Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A stunning, powerful work by a brave new voice in British fiction''\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna Hope, author of \u003ci\u003eExpe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerful and heartbreaking\u003c\/b\u003e... The book's primary and unflinching focus is the female members of the household: Ma, her daughters Alma and Roop, among others, all drawn with such skill and love that they remain with you long after the final sentence. * OBSERVER (Ten Debut Novelists of 2021) *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGripping\u003c\/b\u003e... Razak painstakingly paints a portrait of a family; their rituals, their private languages, their shared lives. This careful characterisation pays off, heartbreakingly, when the horrors of partition wreak havoc on small, happy lives. * THE TIMES *\u003cbr\u003eBoth a \u003cb\u003eheartbreaking and heart-warming\u003c\/b\u003e story, Melody Razak's debut transports the reader into the home of a Brahmin family in 1940s Delhi. She navigates their beautiful yet complicated relationships as India builds up to and enters Partition... \u003cb\u003eRazak hones in on the strength and suffering of women\u003c\/b\u003e; with moments as small as sharing stories, cooking food and plaiting hair becoming lifelines... \u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e has a backdrop of religion, politics, class and violence, but the central focus is on family life. \u003cb\u003eThe character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you'll truly care what happens to them\u003c\/b\u003e. 9\/10 * INDEPENDENT *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI adored \u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e. It's rare for a writer to appear fully-formed, but that's how I see Melody Razak: this is a \u003cb\u003eremarkable \u003c\/b\u003enovel and \u003cb\u003eone of the best debuts I've ever read\u003c\/b\u003e. It \u003cb\u003emade my heart swell\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sarah Winman, author of TIN MAN and STILL LIFE *\u003cbr\u003eI was utterly transported by \u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e. In exquisite prose, Melody Razak takes us right to the heart and the heat of Partition-era Delhi - a fracturing city, a fracturing nation and a family attempting to hold themselves together when everything threatens to tear them apart. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e is a rare, winged delight - able to stare unflinchingly into the darkness, while always illuminated by a fierce love for life. A stunning, powerful work by a brave new voice in British fiction\u003c\/b\u003e. * Anna Hope, author of EXPECTATION *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoth \u003c\/i\u003eis a powerful and moving story of a liberal, Brahmin family caught up in the violence and social unrest of post-partition India. It is written with absolute fidelity to the small rituals of daily life, the allegiances and jealousies within families, and the huge and overwhelming forces of history. \u003cb\u003eEvery character springs from the page, involving the reader completely in their triumphs and sufferings - the writer's skill and sympathy are immense. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e. * Clare Chambers, author of SMALL PLEASURES *\u003cbr\u003eFrom the first beautiful and terrifying pages \u003cb\u003eI couldn't put \u003ci\u003eMoth\u003c\/i\u003e down\u003c\/b\u003e. The assurance of tone, the loving faithfulness to the complexity of family dynamics and female experience , the celebration of humanity and resilience amid the horrors of Partition all make for \u003cb\u003eone of the most immersive reading experiences I can remember. I loved this book\u003c\/b\u003e. * Sally Magnusson, author of THE SEALWOMAN'S GIFT *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739615703383,"sku":"9781474619257","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781474619257.jpg?v=1723812249","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/moth-9781474619257","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}