A Beautiful Lie

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An extraordinarily rich debut novel, set in India in 1947 at the time of Partition Although the backdrop is this key event in Indian history, the novel is even far reaching, touching on the importance of tolerance, love and family The main character is Bilal, a boy determined to protect his dying father from the news of Partition news that he knows will break his father s heart With great spirit and determination, and with the help of his good friends, Bilal persuades others to collude with him in this deception, even printing false pages of the local newspaper to hide the ravages of unrest from his father All that Bilal wants is for his father to die in peace But that means Bilal has a very complicated relationship with the truth Read A Beautiful Lie – kino-fada.fr I absolutely loved this book I d seen other book bloggers review A Beautiful Lie previously and everyone had lovely thing to say about it, but until I read it, I didn t fully understand It s such a sweet and sad story, one that will stay with me for awhile.Bilal is a young boy, living in India with his father All around him, in his village and in all of India there has been trouble with the news of the upcoming Partition I was...This is a truly moving and unique debut novel Told by a young boy Bilal who is seeing the India he has known his whole life about to be transformed with the partition of his country in 1947 Bilat is shocked to hear his father is dying and know s that if he was to discover about the change that was coming it would not only kill him but break his heart With the help of his friends Bilat will try and make sure that his father never knows the truth.A beautiful Lie has many themes with family love This is a truly moving and unique debut novel Told b...Everyone lies Irfan Master, A Beautiful Lie I am absolutely stunned by this story Bilal s father is dying as India is hurtling toward partition.He co opts his 3 friends Saleem, Chota and Manjeet to help him keep this terrible news from his father and to help him keep his secret from the other adults The soul of India can t be decided by a few men gathered around a map clucking like chickens about who deserves the largest pile of feed They can talk all they want until the end of ti Everyone lies Irfan Master, A Beautiful Lie I am absolutely stun...Sweet friendships, thought provoking, memorable story We loved it and highly recommend.I enjoyed this story about the days leading up to the partition in India.This was a wonderful book The story is told by a young boy, Bilal, just prior to the Partition in India in 1947 when the country is in upheaval Bilal s beloved father is dying from cancer, and Bilal makes the difficult decision to keep th...Lots of description and emotion, worth a read.i cried at the end a lot.this was a good book, about a time in history I wasn t really familiar with writing style was really good, story was not badone I will vaguely remember for a long timeA beautiful story about a boy named Bilal and the lie he chooses to live with to protect his dying father from the partition of India Set in June of 1947, India is about to gain independence from Britain and is on the brink of a divide between two religions Hinduism and Muslim This divide created the majority of Muslims to flock to a newly independent country, Pakistan, while people who practiced Hinduism stayed in India Bilal, his friends, and a few other important characters stick togethe A beautiful story about a boy named Bilal and the lie he chooses to live with to protect his dying father from the partition of India Set in June of 1947, India is about to gain independence from Britain and is on the brink of a divide between two religions Hinduism and Muslim This divide created the majority of Muslims to flock to a newly independent country, Pakistan, while people who practiced Hinduism stayed in India Bilal, his friends, and a few other important characters stick together and remain loyal to each other throughout the danger and violence that they are faced with This story provides windows for readers as Bilal lives a completely different life, yet is relatable with friendship and relationships with his family This was a page turner that left me on the edge of my seat and had an emotional ending I found this text through the Database of Award Winning Children s Literature It was shortlisted fo...

A Beautiful Lie
  • English
  • 18 March 2017
  • Paperback
  • 298 pages
  • 1408805758
  • Irfan Master
  • A Beautiful Lie