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Rosarita
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There is no denying Anita Desai's legacy within Indian literary fiction ; Booker prize shortlisted three times!
So a new novel is always interesting... Rosarita is in many ways a novella -just over 100 pages
The story focuses on Bonita who is on a visit to Mexico when an elderly lady claims that she looks just like her mother who visited Mexico to study art; Bonita is confused as she doesn't believe the lady' "The Trickster"... and so begins a journey to try to find the truth about her mother.
This novel is hypnotic in its beautiful prose and feels languid from the heat of the Mexican location - the narrative pulls you in and weaves itself around you.
This is a story about identity and family - trying to understand where we come from and uncovering the past.
Beautiful, an enigma and leaves you questioning the reality of the plot.
A one-sit read that rewards in many different ways
So a new novel is always interesting... Rosarita is in many ways a novella -just over 100 pages
The story focuses on Bonita who is on a visit to Mexico when an elderly lady claims that she looks just like her mother who visited Mexico to study art; Bonita is confused as she doesn't believe the lady' "The Trickster"... and so begins a journey to try to find the truth about her mother.
This novel is hypnotic in its beautiful prose and feels languid from the heat of the Mexican location - the narrative pulls you in and weaves itself around you.
This is a story about identity and family - trying to understand where we come from and uncovering the past.
Beautiful, an enigma and leaves you questioning the reality of the plot.
A one-sit read that rewards in many different ways
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May 20, 2024
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