Moth: The powerful story of a family attempting to hold themselves together through the heartbreak of Partition
Melody Razak
Jun 2021 · Weidenfeld & Nicolson · Narrated by Ayesha Dharker
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'Powerful and heartbreaking'
Observer
'Gripping'
The Times
'A remarkable novel and one of the best debuts I've ever read'
Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
'Heartbreaking and heart-warming'
Independent
'Powerful and moving... Every character springs from the page'
Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
Delhi, 1946. Ma and Bappu teach at the local university. Their fourteen-year-old daughter - precocious, headstrong Alma - is soon to be married: Alma is mostly interested in the wedding shoes and spinning wild stories for her little sister Roop.
Times are bad for girls in India: the long-awaited independence from British rule brings unrest that threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi. And when Partition happens overnight, Ma, Bappu, Alma and Roop are forced to find new and increasingly desperate ways to survive.
But the power of hope is an extraordinary thing...
Observer
'Gripping'
The Times
'A remarkable novel and one of the best debuts I've ever read'
Sarah Winman, author of Still Life
'Heartbreaking and heart-warming'
Independent
'Powerful and moving... Every character springs from the page'
Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures
Delhi, 1946. Ma and Bappu teach at the local university. Their fourteen-year-old daughter - precocious, headstrong Alma - is soon to be married: Alma is mostly interested in the wedding shoes and spinning wild stories for her little sister Roop.
Times are bad for girls in India: the long-awaited independence from British rule brings unrest that threatens to unravel the rich tapestry of Delhi. And when Partition happens overnight, Ma, Bappu, Alma and Roop are forced to find new and increasingly desperate ways to survive.
But the power of hope is an extraordinary thing...
About the author
Melody Razak is British Iranian writer from London, with an MA in Creative Writing from Birkbeck. She has had short stories published in the Mechanics Institute Review, the Bath Short Story Anthology and the Brick Lane Short Story Prize.
Previous to writing, she owned treacle&co, a cafe in Brighton and more recently worked in the kitchens of Honey&Co in London as a pastry chef. She is currently living in Brighton.
MOTH is her debut novel.
Previous to writing, she owned treacle&co, a cafe in Brighton and more recently worked in the kitchens of Honey&Co in London as a pastry chef. She is currently living in Brighton.
MOTH is her debut novel.
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