A God in Every Stone (English, Paperback, Shamsie Kamila)
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A God in Every Stone (English, Paperback, Shamsie Kamila)
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- Language: English
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
- Genre: Fiction
- ISBN: 9789384898182, 938489818X
- Pages: 320
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Summer, 1914. Young Englishwoman Vivian Rose Spencer is in an ancient land, about to discover the Temple of Zeus, the call of adventure, and love. Thousands of miles away a twenty-year-old Pathan, Qayyum Gul, is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the British Indian army. Summer, 1915. Viv has been separated from the man she loves; Qayyum has lost an eye at Ypres. They meet on a train to Peshawar, unaware that a connection is about to be forged between their lives - one that will reveal itself fifteen years later when anti-colonial resistance, an ancient artefact and a mysterious woman will bring them together again.
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Historical fiction often places familial drama, and sometimes melodrama, within a context of great political upheaval. A God in Every Stone follows this formula with varied results; whilst highly entertaining, it possesses a great sensitivity in its portrayal of 20th-century colonial violence.
Kamila Shamsie provides different look at that palimpsest in A God in Every Stone, a novel that straddles two historical moments as two archaeologists – a master and her apprentice – look for the hidde...
READ MOREKamila Shamsie provides different look at that palimpsest in A God in Every Stone, a novel that straddles two historical moments as two archaeologists – a master and her apprentice – look for the hidde...
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Simply awesome
A touching book.
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A God In Every Stone
A book written beautifully, it leads you into the past, making you want to live there forever. The characterisation brings Viv, Qayyum and Najeeb to life, and that too quite vividly. A must-read for someone who is interested in the sub-continent's history.
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Interesting Historical fiction
When I ordered this book, I was only interested in the title and curious to read. While reading the book I was totally immersed in the book reasons
the narrative style particularly the way the frames of story though repeated its focus on the character that is in the frame - I see this style in the movies which needs lots of skill to make the reader hook to the book
The way historical incidents that were portrayed
On the whole the book is gripping with plot, style of narration
READ MOREthe narrative style particularly the way the frames of story though repeated its focus on the character that is in the frame - I see this style in the movies which needs lots of skill to make the reader hook to the book
The way historical incidents that were portrayed
On the whole the book is gripping with plot, style of narration
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An unforgettable novel of empire, uprising and love!
This book is a page turner in the best sense of the word, almost impossible to put down. The dreamy flow of association, the freight of sensuous detail and the devices, metaphors and images that Kamila most frequently deploys all feed into her determination to recreate a Peshawar in the early 20th century, and the city comes to life through the imagination of archaeologists Najeeb Gul and Vivian Spencer.
Kamila is a subtle writer, assembling worlds through a painstaking layered accretion. I...
READ MOREKamila is a subtle writer, assembling worlds through a painstaking layered accretion. I...
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Absolutely breathtaking!
One of the best reads of the year. Kamila's narrative took me across time and space, reading the book was like living in a dream you never want to wake up to. This book should get the Booker!
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A Must Read
This book was a highly anticipated book for me, I preordered it months in advance. I have read all her earlier works and for me it is certainly her best among all. A must read for everyone.
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