There is a certain amount of suspension of disbelief required, I think, before you dive into this book. Or maybe, just maybe you need to sit with this disbelief and imagine how it could be true. How in rural Punjab, circa 1929, a young girl could get married and not know her husband. Literally, not know him. Not know his face. Or who he is. A stranger, she occasionally shares a bed with, because she must of course perform her wifely duties without question. But fifteen year old Mehar is curious and determined to find out more about this new husband of hers. Split between 1929 and 1999, China Room is a story of identity (in more ways than one) and about so much more. A full review of this Booker Long list is up on the blog. Link in bio. Go see. . . . #chinaroom #sunjeevsahota #literaryfiction #literaturelovers #litwithindianlit #historicalfiction #indiabookstagram #booksbooksbooks #IndianBooksinAugust #bookrecommendations #bookreviews #alwaysreading #fiction #readerscommunity #unitedbookstagram #bookbloggers (at India) https://www.instagram.com/p/CS5oERwpMOD/?utm_medium=tumblr
