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Western Lane
- Narrated by: Maya Saroya
- Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. The International Bestseller.
Longlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2023.
Eleven-year-old Gopi has been playing squash since she was old enough to hold a racket. When her mother dies, her father enlists her in a quietly brutal training regimen, and the game becomes her world. Slowly, she grows apart from her sisters. Her life is reduced to the sport, guided by its rhythms: the serve, the volley, the drive, the shot and its echo.
But on the court, she is not alone. She is with her pa. She is with Ged, a thirteen-year-old boy with his own formidable talent. She is with the players who have come before her. She is in awe.
An unforgettable coming-of-age story, Chetna Maroo’s first novel is a moving exploration of the closeness of sisterhood, the immigrant experience, and the collective overcoming of grief.
Critic Reviews
'Listeners will connect with this story of loss, cultural struggle, and the many stages of grief. Soroya pulls us closer to Gopi's truncated world as playing squash comes to replace the gaping losses in her life.' - AudioFile
'Few novelists write this simply and richly. With this gorgeous debut, Maroo blows most of the competition off the court.’ - The Times
'Feels like the work of a writer who knows what they want to do, and who has the rare ability to do it.' - The Guardian
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- Anonymous User
- 02-04-24
Masterpiece
A brilliant book which is emotional and tragic and humorous all at the same time. A must read for both fans of literature as well as sports. If you’ve ever played or watched a game of squash, then you will truly appreciate the rhythm of the sport that this book very eloquently brings forth.
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- Vinz
- 02-10-23
High expectations
I was so excited to finally get my hands on this book. However, after finishing it, am feeling kinda underwhelmed. Narration was on point. I feel the story was very unidirectional.. it could have explored some more plot points. I kept waiting for the 'aha-moment' which never came. Meh!
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