Moth

Moth
Melody Razak
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h234 x 153mm - 352pg
24 Jun 2021 UK
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9781474619240
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ONE OF THE OBSERVER' S ' TEN DEBUT NOVELISTS' OF 2021' Powerful and heartbreaking. . . The book' s primary and unflinching focus is the female members of the household, all drawn with such skill and love that they remain with you long after the final sentence' Observer' I adored Moth: it' s one of the best debuts I' ve ever read. It made my heart swell' Sarah Winman' Takes us right into the heart and heat of Partition-era Delhi. A rare delight' Anna Hope' A powerful and moving family story: every character springs from the page' Clare ChambersDelhi, 1946. Ma and Bappu are liberal intellectuals teaching at the local university. Their fourteen year-old daughter - precocious, headstrong Alma - is soon to be married to a young man training to be a doctor: Alma is mostly interested in the wedding shoes and in spinning wild stories about evil spirits for her beloved younger sister Roop. Times are bad for girls in India. The long-awaited independence from British rule is heralding a new era of hope, but also of anger and distrust: political unrest is brewing, threatening to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi - a city where different cultures, religions and traditions have co-existed for centuries. When Partition happens and the British Raj is fractured overnight, the wonderful family we have come to love is violently torn apart, and its members - Ma and Bappu, Alma and Roop - are forced to find new and increasingly desperate ways to survive. But the resilience of the human spirit is an extraordinary thing. . .
Powerful and heartbreaking. . . 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) * I adored Moth. It' s rare for a writer to appear fully-formed, but that' s how I see Melody Razak: this is a remarkable novel and one of the best debuts I' ve ever read. It made my heart swell. * Sarah Winman, author of TIN MAN and STILL LIFE * I was utterly transported by Moth. 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. Moth 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. * Anna Hope, author of EXPECTATION * Moth is 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. Every 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. * Clare Chambers, author of SMALL PLEASURES *
Melody Razak is British Iranian writer from London, with an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. She has had short stories published in the Mechanics Institute Review, the Bath Short Story Anthology and the Brick Lane Short Story Prize. Previous to writing, she owned treacle&co, a cafe in Brighton and more recently worked in the kitchens of Honey&Co in London as a pastry chef. She is currently living in Brighton. MOTH is her debut novel.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781474619240
Published: 24 Jun 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 234mm
Width: 153mm
Pages: 352

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