This story is told by Petra and Yannis. Petra is Nisha’s employer, and Yannis is Nisha’s secret boyfriend. These two characters are sharing their stories about Nisha, Yannis is sharing it as a boyfriend, and Petra as a woman, who’s maid has disappeared. So Nisha is a protagonist of this story, even though she is not there to tell it herself. I really liked how all the characters unfolded in this book, they have such a different view of Nisha. Patra sees her as a thing that she owns, and I could not stand this kind of attitude. I really appreciate her journey towards the realisation that Nisha was a human, with feelings and a past. Yannis, on the other hand, is able to show us the true Nisha, even though I really did not like his poaching descriptions. I hope that Cyprus does not actually have such a horrible attitude towards immigrants, it is very sad to see such behaviour and disrespect to humans and their lives. 😦
The plot of this book is pretty slow, and not many twists or turns are happening. However, the whole story flows very smoothly, like a refreshing stream through mountains. I was very absorbed by this story and was very keen to find out, what actually happened to Nisha. There are so many gory details about body decomposition and hunting of animals, that left me angry and upset on many occasions. The topics discussed in this book are modern slavery, lack of basic human rights, poaching, mother-daughter relationship, miscarriage, a life of an immigrant, friendships, illegal hunting, and many more.
The writing style of this book is stunning! It is filled with lyrical and poetic descriptions of places and events that made this book so beautiful, exotic and heartbreaking. The setting keeps constantly changing depending on the character. The chapters have medium length, but the story was so engrossing, that the pages just flew by for me. The ending of this book was a little predictable but still, the author rounded this book very well. I have to throw in a disclaimer that this book is full of triggers, and most probably you will wipe a tear or two. 😉
So, to conclude, it is a beautifully written novel, filled with complex and layered characters as well as a plot that is very absorbing but cruel and heartbreaking at the same time. I really liked this book, I know that it will stay with me for a while, and I would strongly recommend it to someone who missed a good read.
The plot of this book is pretty slow, and not many twists or turns are happening. However, the whole story flows very smoothly, like a refreshing stream through mountains. I was very absorbed by this story and was very keen to find out, what actually happened to Nisha. There are so many gory details about body decomposition and hunting of animals, that left me angry and upset on many occasions. The topics discussed in this book are modern slavery, lack of basic human rights, poaching, mother-daughter relationship, miscarriage, a life of an immigrant, friendships, illegal hunting, and many more.
The writing style of this book is stunning! It is filled with lyrical and poetic descriptions of places and events that made this book so beautiful, exotic and heartbreaking. The setting keeps constantly changing depending on the character. The chapters have medium length, but the story was so engrossing, that the pages just flew by for me. The ending of this book was a little predictable but still, the author rounded this book very well. I have to throw in a disclaimer that this book is full of triggers, and most probably you will wipe a tear or two. 😉
So, to conclude, it is a beautifully written novel, filled with complex and layered characters as well as a plot that is very absorbing but cruel and heartbreaking at the same time. I really liked this book, I know that it will stay with me for a while, and I would strongly recommend it to someone who missed a good read.