Book Reviews – Burnt Sugar

Tracey Lawton

May 12, 2021 8:48am

Tracey Lawton


May 12, 2021 8:48am

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Burnt Sugar
by Avni Doshi, Penguin, rrp $35.00

This is a fabulously written story about that sometimes difficult relationship between a mother and her daughter. Tara left her husband to join an ashram, and even though she took her young daughter with her, Antara was often left to fend for herself. Now as an adult married woman and an artist, Antara is watching her mother’s descent into dementia with a degree of fascination and horror. Longlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, this is a rewarding but uncomfortable read.

Tracey Lawton

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