A family saga following three generations of women connected by a fantastic tapestry through which they inherit the experiences of those that lived before them, sweeping readers from Partition-era India to modern day Brooklyn.
A sweeping, emotionally powerful tale set against a backdrop of geopolitical strife ... Thanki... builds her plot around an ingenious conceit — a family heirloom with seemingly supernatural qualities — that serves as a metaphor for the burdens so often placed on women.
Utilizing art as a theme, Thanki successfully builds an engrossing and often-heartbreaking tale that is further bound together by the magical properties of an heirloom tapestry that the women in Amla’s family inherit. Her richly drawn-out work also touches upon themes including gender equality, caste, family, friendship, and love.
A mesmerizing multigenerational chronicle ... A riveting family saga as well as a tender examination of the indelible yet complicated bonds between mothers and daughters ... Despite the otherworldly elements woven into the narrative, the themes of love, grief and family that Thanki so thoughtfully develops easily ground the novel in reality.
