Under The Tamarind Tree

Under The Tamarind Tree

By Nigar Alam

Genre:-Historical Fiction/Literary Fiction

Pages:-320

Publisher:-Bedford Square Publishers

Blurb:-A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragilit of childhood friendships.

 1964-Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena will lose her home-her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition-if her medical career doesn't take off soon. But success may come with at a price. Meanwhile, the interwoven lives of her childhood best friends-Haaris, Aalya, and Zohair-seen to be unraveling with each passing day. The once small and inconsequential differences between their families' social standing now threaten to divide them. Then one fateful night someone ends up dead and the life they once took for granted shatters.

 2019-Rozeena receives a call rom a voice she never thought she'd hear again. What begins as an request to look after a friend's teenaged granddaughter grows into an unconventional friendship-one that unearths buried secrets and just might ruin everything Rozeena has worked so hard to protect.

 Captivating and atmospheric, Under the Tamarind Tree shows us the high-stakes ripple effects of generational trauma, and the lengths people will go to safeguard the ones they love.

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My Review:-A story set in dual timelines, 1964 and 2019, in Karachi, Pakistan. The story is told through the eyes of Rozeena. Three refugees, Rozeena, Zohair, Aalya and Haaris who is from a wealthy family are a group of friends, the story is based around them growing up and what becomes of them.   Even though they don't say anything to each other, Haaris and Rozeena, also Aalya and Zohair have feelings for each other but because of family beliefs nothing is said. After so many years being childhood friends, Haaris decides to plan a party for everyone, but something happens that changed the four friends forever. After studying for a medical career, Rozeena becomes a doctor. There is one thing that we hear so much about and that's the BIG SECRET, but you will have to wait before you find that out. The story does jump from one time line to another and at times it is a bit confusing but it didn't stop me reading to the end.