Sana and Meena will never meet. The two women share little beyond Akbar Manzil, the sprawling mansion they call home. When Meena fell in love with the owner of the house, it was the grandest residence on South Africa’s east coast near Durban. Eight decades later when Sana and her father move to the house, the latest of Akbar Manzil's long list of tenants, it is in near-ruins, crumbling, shabby and dark. This is a place where people come to forget. Or to be forgotten.
Full of questions about her new home, Sana is drawn to the deserted east wing, home to a clutter of broken and abandoned objects – and to the locked door at its end, unopened for decades. Soon, Sana begins to discover the tangled, troubling history of the house, awakening the memories of the house itself and dredging up old and terrible secrets that will change the lives of everyone – living and dead – at Akbar Manzil.
Sublime, heart-wrenching and lyrically stunning, The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil is a haunting, a love story and a mystery, all entertwined beautifully into one young girl's search for belonging.
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Wed, 21 Feb 2024 | Review
by: lauren H.
I wasn't expecting to love this as much as I did, of course the blurb sounded intriguing and I knew it was my cup of tea, but I would never have predicted how invested I'd become in all the characters stories- even the house (Akbar Manzil) had a story.
What Shubnam said in the live chat- about Sana's sister really resonated with me and I now feel that her sister was a part of her, that doubting voice we have, the imposter voice that tells us we're not good enough. But we are! And Sana's bravery shines.
Every twist and turn and reveal had me reeling and gasping out loud, and the gripping story lines ( in the dual timeline) had me hooked!
Shabum's writing and descriptions were so vivid I could almost smell the foods being cooked.
If you're looking for something unpredictable, a story set in South Africa with a gripping story that you absolutely can not put down, then this book is for you. This is my top read of 2024
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