Brotherless Night
Book description
"A heartbreaking exploration of a family fractured by civil war. This beautiful, nuanced novel follows a young doctor caught within conflicting ideologies as she tries to save lives. I couldn't put this book down" BRIT BENNETT, bestselling author of THE VANISHING HALF
Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But…
Why read it?
1 author picked Brotherless Night as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I love being taken into a place I have never been; maybe I’ve only heard about. This novel brings me to a family in northern Sri Lanka at the start of the Tamil Tigers insurgency there.
The author draws on her family’s experiences and creates a totally convincing portrait of a family getting sucked into a violent conflict. The narrator is an absorbing character, and her window on life is very compelling.
It takes us through joyful, heartbreaking, and inspiring passages. I kept thinking about this story for a long time after I finished.
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