Trail of Broken Wings

Posted on 04 April 2017 by Sejal Badani

When her father falls into a coma, Indian American photographer Sonya reluctantly returns to the family she d fled years before Since she left home, Sonya has lived on the run, free of any ties, while her soft spoken sister, Trisha, has created a perfect suburban life, and her ambitious sister, Marin, has built her own successful career But as these women come together, their various methods of coping with a terrifying history can no longer hold their memories at bay.Buried secrets rise to the surface as their father the victim of humiliating racism and perpetrator of horrible violence remains unconscious As his condition worsens, the daughters and their mother wrestle with private hopes for his survival or death, as well as their own demons and buried secrets Told with forceful honesty, Trail of Broken Wings reveals the burden of shame and secrets, the toxicity of cruelty and aggression, and the exquisite, liberating power of speaking and owning truth. Read Trail of Broken Wings Author Sejal Badani – kino-fada.fr As a man lies in a coma from which he is not expected to recover, his wife and three grown daughters come together Each woman carries a secret, a truth left unspoken Bruised souls, all of them Is the father to blame A sad story of the fragility of family ties unraveling even further The author displays a fine hand with beautiful prose that is heartbreaking Her characters are fully baked, each one struggling to make sense of her life and the impact that the impending loss of this man will As a man lies in a coma from which he is not expected to recover, his wife and three grown daughters come together Each woman carries a secret, a truth left unspoken Bruised souls, all of them Is the father to blame A sad story of the fragility of family ties unraveling even further The author displays a fine hand with beautiful prose that is heartbreaking Her characters are fully baked, each one struggling to make sense of her life and the impact that the impending loss of this man will make ...If I could have given this book 2.5 stars, I would have.As their father lies in a coma, three Indian American sisters reunite with their mother at the bedside of the ailing patriarch We learn the back story of this broken family, and the women they have become as a result.The book wallows in melodrama to the point of unbelievability The characters are uni dimensional, and some of their actions just simply didn t make sense I nearly gave up mid way, but a few minor plot twists character rev If I could have given this book 2.5 stars, I would have.As their father lies in a coma, three Indian American sisters reunite with their mother at the bedside of the ailing patriarch We learn the back story of this broken family, and the women they hav...3.5 A man lies in a hospital bed, he is in a coma and his physician doesn t know why or even if he will come out of it He is a husband and a father of three daughters Only one daughter, his favorite, and his young granddaughter wants him to live His wife and two of his daughters were treated to physical and mental abuse, abuse that effected the way they viewed themselves, their relationships and the women they became.This is a novel that shows how abuse of these kinds last far into the future 3.5 A man lies in a hospital bed, he is in a coma and his physician doesn t know why or even if he will come out of it He is a husband and a father of three daughters Only one daughter, his favorite, and his young granddaughter wants him to live His wife and two of his daughters were treated to physical and mental abuse, abuse that effected the way they viewed themselves, their relationships and the women they became.This is a novel that shows how abuse of these kinds last far into the future, even after they are not in the same house as the abuser Except of course for his wife, a woman with little choice but to put up with him The writing flows well and is narrated in turn by the daughters and their mother It is sad a horrific, though the descriptions are not terrible graphic It is interesting to see how they each developed different after the abuse, but none had truthful relationships with their spouse...Like watching an airplane come apart mid flightfor hours on end Perhaps the cultural differences were responsible forof the characters individual responses to childhood abuse, but after 30% of the book, I wanted to take every one of them by the shoulders and shake them awake Like an embarrassed voyeur, I watched the slowly dismantling lives throw a bolt here, a bit of cloth there Predictably, I couldn t stop watching And then it was over A whole, functional airplane landed, with n Like watching an airplane come apart mid flightfor hours on end Perhaps the cultural differences were responsible forof the characters individual responses to childhood abuse, but after 30% of the book, I wanted to take every one of them by the shoulders and s...I found myself lost in this book for a number of reasons, you will as well with all certainty.A convoluted story of harbored dark secrets tucked away forever plaguing a family and each individual member Healing is examined in an intricate and involved manner accompanied with high emotions and stress Unearthing buried secrets takes its toll as we discover in this broken family The ravages of abuse, its aftermath expertly depicted What he did to you can never be undone But don t let it color I found myself los...We had learned to appreciate our lies like a veil over our lives, each untruth stronger than the facts When their father falls into a coma, three sisters are forced to confront the secrets of their childhood that they ve tried to keep hidden Growing up in an Indian American family, they were always taught to value appearances above everything else, and they succeeded, as from the outside looking in, they were a model family But that couldn t have been further from the truth.Sonya, the baby o We had learned to appreciate our lies like a veil over our lives, each untruth stronger than the facts When their father falls into a coma, three sisters are forced to confront the secrets of their childhood that they ve tried to keep hidden Growing up in an Indian American family, they were always taught to value appearances above everything else, and they succeeded, as from the outside looking in, they were a model family But that couldn t have been further from the truth.Sonya, the baby of the family, was the brunt of most of her father s anger and violence She fled home as quickly as she could, and used her photography career to keep her at a distance from life, refusing to allow herself to connect with anyone, afraid her secret shame will be revealed.Trisha was her father s favorite, and while she was able to stay safe while growing up, watching her mother and sisters be victimized certa...5 stars for me There is no way I could have given this book less than five stars Sejal Badani has a gift for written expression Much of her narrative shook me to my core It was poignant, haunting and beautiful and I found myself highlighting much of the book.She presented her characters in totality, giving the readers full view into their thoughts and actions Upon reading the last page, I yearned to go back to the beginning and travel with these women again They became real to me and I am 5 stars for me There is no way I could have given this book less than five stars Sejal Badani has a gift for written expression Much of her narrative shook me to my core It was poignant, haunting and beautiful and I found myself highlighting much of the book.She presented her characters in ...Prepare yourself Period This is a heavy hauling emotionally driven story served on just about every page Know this going in This book deals with abuse from the onslaught of others and the continual, self imposed abuse delved out as a result It was comparable to stacking branch upon branch on a formidable bonfire.Trail of Broken Wings is the story of an immigrant family from India who come to America for a better life Two of the daughters were born in India and the third is born in America Prepare yourself Period This is a heavy hauling emotionally driven story served on just about every page Know this go...Brent is an Indian man who emigrated to California when his family was young At the onset of the story, Brent is in a coma, and his wife and 3 daughters have gathered As events proceed, we come to understand that Brent was a violent and abusive man, and his family is struggling to cope with his condition and the way he affected their lives The novel is told from the perspectives of his wife and daughters in turn.The book gives an intimate look at domestic violence and what it s like to live i Brent is an Indian man who emigrated to California when his family was young At the onset of the story, Brent is in a coma, and his wife and 3 daughters have gathered As events proceed, we come to understand that Brent was a violent and abusive man...Something I haven t read much in literature until now is the continuing impacts of childhood abuse on people into their adulthoods This book explores that topic through three sisters who are reunited as their father lay dying Through the sisters the author shows the way abuse can affect people differently One sister is a high achiever who likes to control her environment and that of her loved ones another is a people pleaser the youngest is the rebel who left the home The personalities Something I haven t read much in literature until now is the continuing impacts of childhood abuse on people into their adulthoods This book explores that topic through three sisters who are reunited as their father lay dying Through the sisters the author shows the way abuse can affect people differently One sister is a high achiever who likes to control her environment and that of her loved ones another is a people pleaser the youngest is the rebel who left the home The personalities of all three have developed to help them cope with their childhoods, but each of them faces struggles with the way parts of their coping strategies are maladaptive to them as adults and c...

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04 April 2017

Sejal Badani