Trail Of Broken Wings by Sejal Badani- 377 pages
Book Blurb:
When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she’d fled years before. Since she left home, Sonya has lived on the run, free of any ties, while her soft-spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful career. But as these women come together, their various methods of coping with a terrifying history can no longer hold their memories at bay. Buried secrets rise to the surface, as their father—the victim of humiliating racism and perpetrator of horrible violence—remains unconscious. As his condition worsens, the daughters and their mother wrestle with private hopes for his survival or death, as well as their own demons and buried secrets.
My Review: 3.5 stars
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Trail Of Broken Wings was an intense look into the lives of three very different women who grew up among an incredible amount of abuse, both physically and emotionally.
Although many reviewers found the characters one dimensional, I found them very true to their birth order and imagined them outside of what was depicted from the author. Honestly, I was deeply saddened at their lack of resourcefulness in getting help and/or helping one another. I’m sure this was a testament to their Indian born parents.
Family dynamics, secrets, parenting, abuse, marriage, trust, guilt and sisterly bonds were at the heart of this story. The writing is fluid and at times poetic. I was disappointed at the cleanly wrapped up ending however due to the fragile and heartbreaking past these girls endured, I can see why most would be okay with it.
The title was perfect for this book, reminding us that a broken wing makes it almost impossible to fly again.
Quotes I liked:
Never depend on another person for your happiness. If someone had the authority to give, then he or she had the authority to take away.”
-“…home is not a place or a lifestyle, but the state of your heart and all the people who take their place in it.”
-“Everyone must reach a point in their life when they stop running. When it is easier to stand still than to keep being chased, even if the person chasing you is only in your head.”
-“A mother cannot give birth to a child and not lose a piece of herself. The child takes a part of the parent with them, holding it as their own. Whether it be their heart or soul, they are now connected for always.”
-“The dichotomy of my life—want what I can never have, reject it because I am too afraid.”
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