When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she’d fled years before. Since she left home, Sonya has lived on the run, free of any ties, while her soft-spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful career. But as these women come together, their various methods of coping with a terrifying history can no longer hold their memories at bay.
Buried secrets rise to the surface as their father – the victim of humiliating racism and perpetrator of horrible violence – remains unconscious. As his condition worsens, the daughters and their mother wrestle with private hopes for his survival or death, as well as their own demons and buried secrets.
Told with forceful honesty, Trail of Broken Wings reveals the burden of shame and secrets, the toxicity of cruelty and aggression, and the exquisite, liberating power of speaking and owning truth.
Great look at the effects of domestic violence and the resilience of family with some cultural awareness I am usually never one to dive into a Kindle first release the moment they come out, but the moment I read the description, I knew this was my pick. This story explores the effects of domestic violence and presents the story to you in bits and pieces. The mystery keeps this book a page turner and kept me awake all night. The style of the story reminds of me alot of “The Husband’s Secret” and “Girl on the Train”, both of which I loved. For me, being Indian myself, the family was…
~~Captivating/Emotional and Finally Finding the Light~~ This is a complex and captivating novel which captures the anxiety and heartache of a family trying to heal after years of burying secrets. Brent, the father lies in a coma and Ranee, the mother assembles the family in a hospital in California. Sonya, a talented photographer has been gone for years and returns with great reluctance to the family she left behind. Trisha and Marin are the other siblings.Â
A Mediocre Soap Opera I must admit that I did approach Trail of Broken Wings with misgivings. The other April Kindle First selections were clearly not my taste, since they included a serial vampire fantasy, a serial light romance, and a prequel to a thriller series–will this unfortunate serial trend for Kindle Firsts never end? However a fictional drama about a dysfunctional Indian-American family like Trail of Broken Wings held limited appeal for me as well, but since I have not missed a Kindle first read and…