Brotherless Night - V.V. Ganeshananthan

 Brotherless Night - V.V. Ganeshananthan

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Release Date: January 3, 2023

Brotherless Night tells the story of Sashi, a medical student, and her family, including four brothers, who are caught up in the unrest, violence, and ultimately, war in Sri Lanka in the 1980s.  They are Tamil in a majority Sinhalese country. Sashi adores her brothers, three of whom become involved with  the organization working for Tamil independence.  

This book was a bit out of my typical comfort zone, but it is good to mix it up once in a while.  A fictional account that reads like a memoir,  It is a tough story because so much of what occurs is not fiction.  It really happened and continues to happen all over the world as in so many cases the revolutionaries fighting for independence turn out to be as dangerous as the oppressors as does the outside forces that intervene.

This account of man’s injustices to his fellow man is beautifully written and engrossing. The author writes of unimaginable atrocities with sensitivity and pathos. Despite the wrenching honesty of the novel, the strength of those who survive is powerful and somehow uplifting. 

It is an important book and should be read. 

Thanks to #netgalley and #randomhouse for the ARC

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