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Anees Salim
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Binding
Hardback
Number of Pages
312
Age Group
All
Language
English
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Book Summary
This is a literary fiction novel told by a narrator who grows up in a crumbling family home, where dark premonitions and long-held secrets color every day. The central theme is family, memory, and the weight of inevitability, crafted for adult readers who appreciate slow-building, atmospheric sagas. The tone blends heartbreak with wry humor, delivering an experience that is unsettling yet strangely comforting.
The storytelling is story-led and intimate, with a distinctive voice that addresses an imagined audience as it charts a life shaped by misfortune. The crumbling home itself becomes a quiet, persistent character, and every cupboard wall holds a secret waiting to fall into place. The reading experience feels immersive, mixing lyrical reflection with sharp observation to keep you turning pages.
For fiction, the journey is about how one life and its family carry the burden of the past, with moments of dark humor providing relief amid sorrow. The narrative avoids spoilers, instead inviting readers to discover how memory, chance, and resilience shape a family’s future.
After finishing, readers gain a lasting sense of empathy for flawed families, a deeper appreciation for storytelling as a lifeline through hardship, and a linger of haunting beauty that invites reflection long after the last page.
Product Details
Author
Anees Salim
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
312
Language
English
SKU
9780143425717
ISBN
9780143425717
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
20x14x4cm
Binding
Hardback
MRP: ₹ 450
₹ 428
₹ 22 Off