So many anticipated books this month…
The way I choose books for the #read groups is by vote! I pick out three or four books and have the current group choose the next month’s book. Sometimes it’s a landslide and sometimes it’s neck and neck (voting day is one of my favorite days of the month ). I often put books back on the vote that were close seconds. The Family Tree was a book that kept coming in second, so close each time. I had a feeling it would make a great book to discuss. The desire to read it won so I finally read this much anticipated book!
Super brief summary The Family Tree is the moving story of a British Muslim family full of love, laughter and resilience as well as all the faults, mistakes, and stubborn loyalties which make us human.
Think about it. Has anyone ever asked you how you feel? No, because everyone is too busy telling us who we are. Its time we spoke up for ourselves.
I was right, this book would make an AMAZING book club pick, there is so much to discuss and it was way more of a page turner than I thought it would be. So if you like page turners AND multigenerational sagas look no further, I highly recommend this book. Oh, and did I mention this was her debut from a few years ago? Yah, I’ll be reading anything that Sairish Hussain writes from here on out.
Do you enjoy multigenerational sagas? Do you have a favorite?
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