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Witness The Night
Witness The Night | Kishwar Desai
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Durga. A fourteen-year-old girl, found all alone in a sprawling house in Punjab. Silent, terrified, and the sole suspect in the mass murder of thirteen members of her family. Simran. A whisky-swigging, chain-smoking social worker from Delhi. She is Durgas sole hope, for Simran is the only one who believes that she may be more a victim than a suspect. As Simran tries to unravel the mystery of what really happened that night of the multiple murders, she comes in close and often uncomfortable contact with Jullundur and its people, from Durgas enigmatic tutor Harpreet and his disfigured wife to the picture-perfect high-society Amrinder and her superintendent husband Ramnath. The prejudices she encounters are deep-seated and the secrets manifold. And Simran knows she cannot rest until she has uncovered the whole truth. A chilling first novel that gets to the heart of tradition-bound India.
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andrew61
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#booked2020 @BarbaraTheBibliophage @4thhouseontheleft @Cinfhen #setinindia
And with this bk my 2020 challenge is done & it has been fun ,thanks all.
A crime story set in a northern city where a 14 yr old girl is accused of killing all her family. A social worker is called in to help her communicate but soon discovers a web of corruption hiding the mistreatment + killing of baby girls. A disturbing look at a terrible issue but well done. On to 2021

Cinfhen Sounds like a really powerful read / congrats on completing #Booked2020🥳🙌🏻🎉 4y
Cathythoughts Well done ! You did it. I‘m not too far behind you ... hope to finish this week, and then explore next years possibilities .. 4y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Oh my goodness ... sounds tough to read. 😰 Congrats on completing the challenge!! 🎉🎉 4y
Cinfhen Don‘t forget to post a quarterly summary for #Booked2020 4y
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Tamra
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Shining a light on gender inequality in India.

Cinfhen Oooooh, this sounds good! Stacked!!! 8y
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Tamra
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I've been brutal with books lately, but this one is ringing some bells. The author's note piqued my interest.