Crowd of Sorrows Crowd of Sorrows question


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have you read this review and do you have anything to add?o
Nahid Rachlin Nahid (last edited Aug 02, 2015 10:21AM ) Aug 02, 2015 10:20AM
the review appears in Chicago Tribune, 8-2-2015- "In "Crowd of Sorrows," http://www.amazon.com/Crowd-Sorrows-K... Nahid Rachlin weaves a story of displacement and loss, centered on the idea that we build our homes around the people we love. Newly separated from her husband, Zora moves to a seemingly idyllic apartment complex to raise her daughter Anar. From the courtyard, they can see through the wide back windows to the building's young families. Zora imagines play dates and companionship, a place for the family of two to find their footing as the divorce is finalized. Instead, she discovers life at the complex is dominated by jealousies and petty scandals. Just when everything begins to settle, disaster strikes: Anar goes missing. In the search and its aftermath, Zora must come to terms with her ideas about security, independence and motherhood. The writing captures the gasping panic of Anar's disappearance beautifully. In a way, it's a story about the flipside of love: the consuming fear of loss.



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