Book Review: The Women's Courtyard by Khadija Mastur
THE WOMEN'S COURTYARD "Some books shout rebellion — but this one whispers it through the silence of women who were never allowed to speak" "The Women's Courtyard" by Khadija Mastur is such an amazing novel that might look shallow and boring but it has layers of depth to it that slowly unfold as you are reading it. From extremely emotional depths to shallow deception this novel has everything. I just finished the novel and my mind is still fighting with the aftershocks of reading it. Khadija's writing style is so unique — calm yet commanding. She writes as if she knows that once a reader steps into her world, they won't be able to leave it. Even if they do, her words will keep echoing in their thoughts. That, in itself, is a rare enchantment. Genre: Literary fiction, Historical fiction, Social realism. Introduction: The novel is of significant importance as it describes the life of a family in pre-partition India. It is, at its heart, simply t...