Review & Blog Tour ~ Under The Tamarind Tree by Nigar Alam

A story of love tested to its limits by moral dilemmas, and the beauty and fragility of childhood friendships.

1964 — Karachi, Pakistan. Rozeena will lose her home, her parents' safe haven since fleeing India and the terrors of Partition, if her medical career doesn't take off soon. But success may come with a price. Meanwhile, the interwoven lives of her childhood best friends — Haaris, Aalya, and Zohair — seem to be unraveling with each passing day. The once small and inconsequential differences between their families' social standing now threaten to divide them. Then one fateful night someone ends up dead and the life they took for granted shatters.

Rozeena receives a call from a voice she never thought she'd hear again. What begins as an request to look after a friend's teenaged granddaughter grows into an unconventional friendship — one that unearths buried secrets and just might ruin everything Rozeena has worked so hard to protect.

Captivating and atmospheric, Under the Tamarind Tree shows us the high-stakes ripple effects of generational trauma, and the lengths people will go to safeguard the ones they love.

I loved this book! I think the stand out for me is the wonderful descriptions throughout of Karachi and the plants and scents that surround Rozeena. Some books do descriptions that are too 'descriptive' and go into too much detail, this book it is just perfect to imagine that you are there.

I loved how the storyline unfolded with things that we need to discover both that happened in the past and in the here and now. I loved how both of these storylines were unfolding together in parallel. It wasn't a distracting switch from 1964 to the 2019 story. It was well done and well written.

I found that this book gripped me and I needed to find out what had happened back in 1964 and what the secret was in 2019. Both stories were amazing and brilliantly written. There is something very magical about this book. Grab yourself a copy here #Aff

A huge thank you to Random Things Tours, Nigar Alam & Bedford Square Publishers for allowing my to take part in this tour.