


The idea of this book is interesting - a young nurse working in a hospital in Bombay in the 1930s, but the story and pace dragged and I didn't care for the writing.
The idea of this book is interesting - a young nurse working in a hospital in Bombay in the 1930s, but the story and pace dragged and I didn't care for the writing.
I love her writing so much! And the narration was fantastic. Sona is befriended by her patient Mira, a painter who has lived a life precisely on her own terms. She decided that Sona is meant for a big life, and pushes her towards taking risks, and facing her fears.
This is set in 1937 Bombay (Mumbai) and Europe. It follows the story of a nurse whose British father abandoned her and her Indian mother and the conflict this has caused is one of the themes of the book. The author did a great job of capturing the atmosphere in India & Europe at the time. I enjoyed it, but the last half of the book seemed to lack that 'something' that would have taken it from good to great. Thanks to Edelweiss+ for the ARC. 4/5
Started this evening. So far so good what I‘ve read. This was my BOTM for April, but I didn‘t get to it to read it, so I‘m reading it for May 🙂🌷🌱 Hope everyone had a great Tuesday! Oh yeah! I love the cover of this book! I know it‘s not this great beauty but there‘s something about it that just makes me just want to keep looking 👀 at it ☺️😁
April #BOTM picks are up! I‘m going with this one! 💚