The Bones Of Grace by Tahmima Anam

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Tahmima Anam
• Title: The Bones Of Grace
• Publisher: ‎HarperCollins Publishers; First U.S. Edition (June 28, 2016)
• Language: ‎English
• Format: Hardcover w/Library Binding (Deckle Edge) – 411 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0061478946
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0061478949
• Item Weight: ‎ 1.4 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 6 x 1.33 x 9 inches
• Condition: Used – Good (Former library book; may include the markings and stickers associated from the library. May show signs of wear or minor discoloration of the pages). 
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good (Plastic Library Dust Jacket)
• Edition: First U.S. Edition

Synopsis:

From the award-winning, nationally bestselling author of A Golden Age and The Good Muslim comes a lyrical, deeply moving modern love story about belonging, migration, tragedy, survival, and the mysteries of origins.

On the eve of her departure to find the bones of the walking whale—the fossil that provides a missing link in our evolution—Zubaida Haque falls in love with Elijah Strong, a man she meets in a darkened concert hall in Boston. Their connection is immediate and intense, despite their differences: Elijah belongs to a prototypical American family; Zubaida is the adopted daughter of a wealthy Bangladeshi family in Dhaka.

When a twist of fate sends her back to her hometown, the inevitable force of society compels her to take a very different path: she marries her childhood best friend and settles into a traditional Bangladeshi life.

While her family is pleased by her obedience, Zubaida seethes with discontent. Desperate to finally free herself from her familial constraints, she moves to Chittagong to work on a documentary film about the infamous beaches where ships are destroyed, and their remains salvaged by locals who depend on the goods for their survival. Among them is Anwar, a shipbreaker whose story holds a key that will unlock the mysteries of Zubaida’s past—and the possibilities of a new life. As she witnesses a ship being torn down to its bones, this woman torn between the social mores of her two homes—Bangladesh and America—will be forced to strip away the vestiges of her own life . . . and make a choice from which she can never turn back.

About the Author:

Tahmima Anam is the recipient of a Commonwealth Writers' Prize and an O. Henry Award, and has been named one of Granta's best young British novelists. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and was recently elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she was educated at Mount Holyoke College and Harvard University, and now lives in London, where she is on the board of ROLI, a music tech company founded by her husband.