India on the cusp!

Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi        

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As India moves towards independence so does Sona Falstaff. Sona is a nurse in the Wadia Hospital in Bombay. Europe is galloping towards war, India towards freedom from the British Raj, Sona finds herself also on the cusp, taking steps into the unknown.

Sona is a compassionate and dedicated nurse with a lively sense of humor. Amongst her  patients number a vivacious painter, Mira Novak and a charming elderly rascal, Dr. Ralph Stoddard. Both will figure into Sona’s search for herself.

Sona is an Anglo-Indian. At a time when India is looking to govern itself, that mixed heritage becomes a barrier for her. She’s neither fish nor fowl.

As usual, Alka Joshi draws us into the colors of life in late 1930’s India. The emotions are all captured, brimming with reality.

Sona’s journey from the hospital in Bombay to Europe, on a quest for her painter friend, is a journey of self awareness, of independence, and of choices.

Empathetically written, a searching novel from Alka Joshi exploring what it is to belong, to take steps towards freedom, to unshackle from the past and to confront one’s personal history.

A Harlequin Trade ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.