Powerful
Rehana Haque is a widow with two children, Maya a strong willed 17 year-old girl and Soheil a 19 year-old boy who is also strong willed. As Rehana goes about her daily routine of cooking and caring for her children something is brewing in Bangladesh.
In March 1971, Rehana wakes up very excited one day, as she decided to throw her children a garden party and invite the neighbors. Rehana and her neighbor couldn’t have predicted that during the party a war would be starting. They hear loud noises and think perhaps it’s fireworks, but then realize that was wishful thinking.
In A Golden Age we see how one family copes during the Bangladesh War of Independence. With hope, passion, and heroism they help their neighbors and fellow man.
Tahmima Anam writes with poetic prose that makes her characters come alive. I felt as if I was living the war with them step by step. This is Anam’s first book and is to be the first in a trilogy. I can hardly wait for the next book to come out!
Very highly recommended!
5/5
Thanks to Harper Collins Canada for an advance copy of this wonderful book!
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The Golden Age sounds great. I enjoyed your review.
I’ve heard good things about this one. I may have to put it on my tbr.
I read and reviewed this a while ago and liked it a lot. Thanks for the reminder!
I had borrowed this from the library at one point, but had to take it back unread. One of these days I will borrow it again!
Diane, 3M, and Marg,
I think you would enjoy this book a lot!
Katherine,
I’m going off to look for your review right now. I haven’t seen it.
This is a very nice review and the book sounds excellent. To read it, though, I’d have to overcome my strong aversion to reading about war. So many fine books are inspired by wartime experience, but they hurt my heart.
I really like this review, Teddy, and the book sounds beautiful. To read it, though, I’d have to deal with my strong dislike of reading books set in wartime. I realize it’s an unhelpful prejudice, and that writing about war can be as strong an anti-war message as there is. Still it just upsets me.
High praise indeed, coming from you, Teddy. Eloquently done.
This sounds like a really good read. Thanks for the review as I’m adding it to my TBR list.
Great review. This sounds like an excellent read. I’m adding it to the tbr list.
Linda of M.,
Try not to let the war thing keep you from the beautiful book. It has so many pearls and just a little bit of war scenes.
Linda (kat), Sam, and Dar,
I think you would all like this book. Let me know you thoughts if you read it. I think it’s being released in the U.S, in January.
I’ve always been really interested in Bangladesh. I’ll have to add this to my wishlist – thanks 🙂
Lenore,
This book is a great way to get to know Bangladesh and it’s people. At least through 1971.
This sounds like an interesting and charming book set in a place I know almost nothing about but would love to know more about.
Esther, it is very interesting. I know very little about the history there until I read this book.
Sounds like a very interesting book, about a subject I know little about.
Sounds like an exciting book.
Pinned this one.Her second book sounds more political.
I haven’t read a book set in Bangladesh and I love new settings. Added to my wishlist!