Title : Bahir
Author : Monisha K Gumber
Genre : Adult Fiction
Pages : 204
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Blurb
A tale of utter desperation and fierce hope. And a fight for honour. Meet Sawera. A beautiful and Sensual woman. Born in Pakistan, raised in the Middle East and abused wherever she goes. Struggling to find acceptance, which eludes her over and over again, she ends up being an outcast. Who belongs nowhere and to no-one.
Used and manipulated by the men she loved, from the depths of her soul she claims her self-respect, along with the faith to overcome her pitiful circumstances.
Where does she find her strength? What is the breaking point? How does she get over the demons of her past? Follow the story of Sawera, a child born of midnight into the dawn of new hope. Uncover the secrets and conspiracies that make her the woman she is. Read her story, a story of survival.
Review
Bahir is the first adult fiction by the author, Monisha K Gumber, however she has written a couple of books for teens prior to bahir. This book talks about a struggle of a woman who has no external support and left out alone to take care of her four children, all she has is her resilient power and the strength to withstand any hardship. The blurb of the book was really interesting and it had the capability to attract readers towards it just by reading the blurb. But to the disappointment of the readers the book doesn’t do complete justice to the blurb.
The storyline of the book was really good, strong and bold but the author had failed to give any emotional flavor to the book which took a major toll on the outcome of the book. The lack of emotion made it impossible for the readers to empathize for the protagonist Sawera. The author also failed to justify the life choices made by the protagonist and because of this at no circumstances it felt like she was manipulated and exploited by the men around her.
The way the author has penned down the story was interesting. Good language and good grammar are a key substances for any good book and the author had mastered it. This made the book a pager turned but unfortunately good language and grammar alone ain’t enough to be called a good book. And also there wasn’t many dialogues and so it technically felt like reading a diary entry.
One key take away from this book is the optimistic characteristic of the protagonist, despite all the predicament, problems and setbacks, she always stayed positive and look forward for a better tomorrow which is very important in a person. Her resilience was remarkable and these kind of characteristics of Sawera made a strong personality.
My Views
Bahir is very special to me because this is my first hard review copy. I usually love stories which revolves around gulf countries and muslim populations because there aren’t many books in this genre that I have come across and that’s why I picked up this book but to be very frank I was badly let down. The basic storyline was really good but with a mild work it would’ve have been an incredible masterpiece.
My rating for this book would be 2.5 / 5 stars
Happy Reading Folks!!!
~ Meenu
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