Fragile Monsters [electronic resource]
Catherine Menon2021
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Menon is a sparky storyteller whose thickly atmospheric debut keeps us guessing
as its many ghosts press in ever closer
***ONE OF TELEGRAPH'S BEST NOVELS OF 2021***
'Supple, artful, skilful storytelling - it takes an immediate grip on the
reader's imagination and doesn't let go' HILARY MANTEL
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Mary is a difficult grandmother for Durga to love. She is sharp-tongued and
ferocious, with more demons than there are lines on her palms. When Durga visits
her in rural Malaysia, she only wants to endure Mary, and the dark memories home
brings, for as long as it takes to escape.
But a reckoning is coming. Stuck together in the rising heat, both women must
untangle the truth from the myth of their family's past. What happened to
Durga's mother after she gave birth? Why did so many of their family members
disappear during the war? And who is to blame for the childhood tragedy that
haunts her to this day?
In her stunning debut n...
Main title:
Fragile Monsters [electronic resource] / Catherine Menon
Author:
Catherine Menon, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Penguin, 2021
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9780241988985
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
428714
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| Online | Online resource (Member logon) | indyreads - eBook |