Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

Description

In her youth, Tara was wild. She abandoned her arranged marriage to join an ashram, took a hapless artist for a lover, rebelled against every social expectation of a good Indian woman - all with her young child in tow. Years on, she is an old woman with a fading memory, mixing up her maid's wages and leaving the gas on all night, and her grown-up daughter is faced with the task of caring for a mother who never seemed to care for her.

This is a poisoned love story. But not between lovers - between mother and daughter. Sharp as a blade and laced with caustic wit, Burnt Sugar gradually untangles the knot of memory and myth that bind two women together, revealing the truth that lies beneath.

Product details

Goodreads rating: 3.28

Condition: Used - very good

Format: Paperback, 240 pages

Dimensions: 129 x 198 x 15mm, 179g

Publication date: 3 Jun 2021

Publisher: Penguin Books

ISBN-13: 9780241989142