Author: Nayomi Munaweera
Available At: Flipkart
"What Lies Between Us" is a poignant tale of a Sri Lankan girl who grows up in an idyllic world surrounded by natural beauty and innocence. Her life, as she knew it, is turned topsy-turvy in a matter of moments and it has far-reaching repercussions, which haunt her for life. I got this book as part of the "Flipkart Book Review Program."
Childhood trauma plays a pivotal role in our being and in our soul, so much so that the mind tries to block it completely and in doing so, concocts a completely different reality, which we realize, oh so late! "What Lies Between Us" is a tale, which is told in a hauntingly beautiful tone by Nayomi Munaweera. Even though it is not a thriller per-se and i am a hard-core thriller-buff, yet i finished the 304-pages book in a single-sitting, turning page after page in anticipation of what is about to happen next.
It is also a sad story about mothers and daughters and how far they go to protect each other and how strongly they love each other. Perhaps the ending will leave you sad, depressed and disappointed and wanting a little bit more, but it speaks volumes about the way a mother perceives the danger to her child and the lengths she would go to protect them.
The writing is crisp, the descriptions are beautiful and the plot is intriguing. The characterizations of the main pillars of the story are done with precision and with clarity and they come alive in the pages and they you abroad the tale, which spans Sri Lanka and then the USA.
The racial discrimination and the racial bias that one faces in USA, being born of brown skin is also dealt with a deft hand and shown in its true colors, without any kind of remorse and preachy monologues.
All in all, a book, which will keep you hooked to the edge of your seat, till the very end.
Childhood trauma plays a pivotal role in our being and in our soul, so much so that the mind tries to block it completely and in doing so, concocts a completely different reality, which we realize, oh so late! "What Lies Between Us" is a tale, which is told in a hauntingly beautiful tone by Nayomi Munaweera. Even though it is not a thriller per-se and i am a hard-core thriller-buff, yet i finished the 304-pages book in a single-sitting, turning page after page in anticipation of what is about to happen next.
It is also a sad story about mothers and daughters and how far they go to protect each other and how strongly they love each other. Perhaps the ending will leave you sad, depressed and disappointed and wanting a little bit more, but it speaks volumes about the way a mother perceives the danger to her child and the lengths she would go to protect them.
The writing is crisp, the descriptions are beautiful and the plot is intriguing. The characterizations of the main pillars of the story are done with precision and with clarity and they come alive in the pages and they you abroad the tale, which spans Sri Lanka and then the USA.
The racial discrimination and the racial bias that one faces in USA, being born of brown skin is also dealt with a deft hand and shown in its true colors, without any kind of remorse and preachy monologues.
All in all, a book, which will keep you hooked to the edge of your seat, till the very end.
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