A Golden Age, Tahmima Anam
A Golden Age, Tahmima Anam
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A Golden Age
A Novel

Author: Tahmima Anam

Narrator: Madhur Jaffrey

Unabridged: 8 hr 56 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Publisher: Harper

Published: 01/08/2007

Synopsis

As young widow Rehana Haque awakes one March morning, she might be forgiven for feeling happy. Her children are almost grown, the city is buzzing with excitement after recent elections. Change is in the air.But no one can foresee what will happen in the days and months that follow. For this is East Pakistan in 1971, a country on the brink of war. And this family's life is about to change forever.Set against the backdrop of the Bangladesh War of Independence, A Golden Age is a story of passion and revolution, of hope, faith, and unexpected heroism. In the chaos of this era, everyone must make choices. And as she struggles to keep her family safe, Rehana will be forced to face a heartbreaking dilemma.

About Tahmima Anam

Tahmima Anam is an anthropologist and a novelist. Her debut novel, A Golden Age, won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best First Book. In 2013, she was named one of Granta’s Best Young British Novelists. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and was a judge for the 2016 International Man Booker Prize. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she was educated at Mount Holyoke College and Harvard University, and now lives in Hackney, East London.

About Madhur Jaffrey

An award-winning actress, cookbook author, free-lance journalist and a recipient of the title, Commander of the British Empire from Queen Elizabeth II, Madhur Jaffrey has written over 15 cookbooks, acted in over 30 films and in scores of TV programs, and written for newspapers and magazines including the New York Times, the Financial Times and the New Yorker.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Ranendu

Some khademul Islam from ‘Daily star’ has said that this book is a definitive novel on 1971! Who is this man? Is he from Pakistan or outer planet? Please, send him a copy of ‘The days of 1971’ by Jahanara Imam. Okay, before I say other things, first a little about Tahmima. She was born in 1975 in Dhak......more

Goodreads review by Daina

নিজের চোখে একাত্তর দেখে লেখা স্মৃতিচারণ মূলক মুক্তিযুদ্ধ বিষয়ক বেশ কিছু বই এই বছরেই পড়েছি। সেই স্মৃতি এখনও টাটকা। এই বই পড়তে গিয়ে রীতিমতো সমস্যায় পড়ে গেছি। গল্পের সবাই কল্পিত চরিত্র এই ব্যাপারটা মেনে নিতে প্রথম দিকে বেশ হিমশিম খেতে হয়েছে। সেটা অবশ্য আমার ব্যক্তিগত সমস্যা। অন্য কারো সমস্যা হবে......more

Goodreads review by Zanna

I did not know even the most solid facts of this history. My ignorance is all the more embarrassing since I live in an area of London with a large Bengali community and count Bengali folks among my students & their families. One of the things I find most frustrating about myself is that my memory wi......more

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