When Poornima first meets Savitha, she feels something she thought she lost for good when her mother died: hope. Suddenly their Indian village doesn't feel quite so claustrophobic, as the two form a once-in-a-lifetime friendship. But when a devastating act of cruelty drives Savitha away, Poornima leaves behind everything she has ever known to find her friend again. Her journey takes her into the darkest corners of India's underworld, on a harrowing cross continental journey, and eventually to an apartment complex in Seattle. Alternating between the girls' perspectives as they face relentless obstacles, Girls Burn Brighter introduces two heroines who never lose the hope that burns within them. A page turner and a heart wrenching mediation on friendship, Rao's debut novel tackles the most urgent issues facing women today: domestic abuse, human trafficking, immigration, and feminism. Highly recommended.
Monday, August 13, 2018
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao
When Poornima first meets Savitha, she feels something she thought she lost for good when her mother died: hope. Suddenly their Indian village doesn't feel quite so claustrophobic, as the two form a once-in-a-lifetime friendship. But when a devastating act of cruelty drives Savitha away, Poornima leaves behind everything she has ever known to find her friend again. Her journey takes her into the darkest corners of India's underworld, on a harrowing cross continental journey, and eventually to an apartment complex in Seattle. Alternating between the girls' perspectives as they face relentless obstacles, Girls Burn Brighter introduces two heroines who never lose the hope that burns within them. A page turner and a heart wrenching mediation on friendship, Rao's debut novel tackles the most urgent issues facing women today: domestic abuse, human trafficking, immigration, and feminism. Highly recommended.
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