Description
In this lyrical, deeply moving novel, Zubaida navigates the pressures of family duty and inherited history while trying to decide who she can become. As her life stretches from Bengal to Cambridge, her studies and relationships draw her toward a deeper reckoning with migration, loss, and the hidden costs of survival. Through the lens of paleontology and the search for origins, the story explores how the past—personal and political—continues to shape the present, even when it is buried or denied. With Tahmima Anam’s distinctive blend of intimate realism and postmodern reflection, the book turns tragedy into a meditation on belonging, love, and the moral weight of what we choose to see.
Available Editions
paperback
Harper Perennial
Published Jun 27, 2017
448 pages
ISBN: 9780061478987
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Details
First Published
2016
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Bones of Grace by Tahmima Anam.