A Bend in the Road By Veena Pillay
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In a small sleepy town in the 1970s the lives of four young girls are forever changed when the unthinkable happens Timid gentle Meena has vanished on the road home from school during a game the four friends played together This gritty coming of age story deals with the dark mystery behind the disappearance The remaining three girls struggle to come to terms with the tragedy while wrestling with issues of guilt identity hypocrisy and the bitter sweet nature of first love Confident self centered Rajni her life set out clearly by her mother s ambitions finds her world starting to unravel around her Angry distant Mala set apart from the others by her intelligence and blunt perception of the world discovers a shocking family secret Feisty Arthi hemmed in by her conservative family and upbringing begins to develop insights into the injustices and prejudices of tradition But where is Meena and is there any hope of her being found A Bend in the RoadVeena I could not put your book down. A bend in the road kindle The heartstrings were yanked on multiple levels 382 I don t know what I expected A Bend In The Road to be about going in but now I can say for certain to a small demographic in from Durban Trigger Warning Veena Pillay hit a nerve in Chapter 1 Then she pulverised that nerve in Chapters 2 and 3 And then she yanked out my heart in chapter 4 and stomped all over it. A bend in the road summary It was all so tough to read but so true and that s what makes this book SO good Trust me on this because I m a girl child who grew up in that small town vibe A Bend In The Road is an uncomfortably honest account of the status quo Something I would much rather forget and yet in revisiting it from Veena s perspectives it felt so cathartic 382 Set in a small town in Natal South Africa in the 1970s this is a coming of age story of four primary school Indian girls It is a stream of consciousness narrative split into four main parts each from the point of view of one girl They have typical thoughts for girls around the age of 10 boys boys and boys nasty teachers and social issues with parents and family members The girls have strong minds and often argue with each other They take pride in educating themselves beyond the classroom and have fond memories of back chatting with the teachers who themselves were caught up in the uncertainty of an apartheid era. Kindle A Bend in the road trip However every small town has dark secrets When one of the girls goes missing this becomes the gossip of the town as the police investigate and the prime suspect is a trusted figure in the community As the friends are interrogated by the police and adults they are forced to grow up as they realize the dangers of the adult world and the danger their friend is in. Nicholas sparks a bend in the road book cover The book then turns towards horror and this is where I ll leave it It s up to the reader to persist until the end when all is revealed The author uses a marvellous writing technique for this and I was enthralled Kudos on a compelling ending I can t wait for the sequel 382
| A Bend in the Road By Veena Pillay |
| 0796105162 |
| 9780796105165 |
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