I Get Why All The Book Clubs Chose This Book

Braithwaite’s latest work has all the sharpness of her debut, My Sister the Serial Killer, plus the complexity and character development that a longer book would allow, and the best part for me was that after I put the book down, I couldn’t wait to talk to someone about this story and its characters.

cursed daughters It has the all-encompassing feel of a taiga novel without diving into a deep historical novel. Most of the story is set in the home of Farodun, making the story epic even without going too far. The house of Fallodun is home to countless daughters who have been haunted by generations of curses, their hearts broken and destined for a lifetime of solitude. Switching between the perspectives of three of these daughters, their cousins ​​Monifeh and Even, and Even’s daughter Anyi, we learn about the women who came before them, the fallout from the seemingly inevitable breakdown of marriages and relationships, and the suffering they endure under the shadow of the Farodan curse.

The mythical elements of this story feel less speculative and more familiar, especially when the otherworld pervades one’s culture (my mother’s family’s stories about life in Singapore make that fantasy come true). Like Mo, Even, Ennie, readers wrestle with questions of whether they are actually cursed, whether their own beliefs about the story or the actions of their parents are distorting their perspective and leading them to sabotage, whether the real problem lies with the little men, or all of the above. Omens, symbols, and unexplained events support the idea that something beyond chance is at work, marking this tragic and ultimately exhilarating romantic story with magic.