February Bookclub Meeting: Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan

NB NO BOOK CLUB IN JANUARY THIS YEAR

Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But over the next decade, as a vicious civil war subsumes Sri Lanka, her dream takes her on a different path as she watches those around her, including her four beloved brothers and their best friend, get swept up in violent political ideologies and their consequences. She must ask herself: is it possible for anyone to move through life without doing harm?

Brotherless Night won both the Women's Prize for Fiction and the Carol Shields Prize in 2024.

Yagnishsing Dawoor reviews Brotherless Night here: https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/may/03/brotherless-night-by-vv-ganeshananthan-review-heartbreak-in-war-torn-sri-lanka

Ganeshananthan is interviewed about the novel here: https://womensprize.com/in-conversation-with-v-v-ganeshananthan/

We'll meet at Gunner Tavern https://www.gunnertavern.co.uk

Please bring along £1 to cover Meetup fees.