The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of The Saffron Kitchen
Book Review: The Saffron Kitchen is a wonderful book
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this novel. The storyline makes you want to race to the end, but the language is so beautiful that you also want to take your time to relish the words as you go. I empathised with the characters right from the start, it made me laugh out loud, as well as sob my heart out, and the evocations of Iran are totally beguiling. Highly recommended, it's a fantastic read. Book Review: Exquisite book
Summary: 5 Stars
I agree with London Emma- the story is so captivating you want to hurry along to find out what happens to the characters, but the descriptions of London and village life in Iran are so beautifully crafted that you allow yourself to slow down. A few times I had to stop reading altogether because I choked up- the author loves her characters so much but they do endure some very deep pain! The beauty in this book left me breathless and eager for more. Book Review: A choice between the senses and the story
Summary: 2 Stars
When the orphaned Saeed arrives in London to live with his aunt Maryam, he sets off a series of events which forces her to confront the past she left in Iran half a century earlier. Difficult as Maryam may find this, she at least knows her past. Her journey upsets the complacent life of her daughter, Sara, as she learns about the woman who is her mother. Told in their alternating voices, Crowther's debut novel is full of the colours and smells of metropolitan England and the mountains of Iran. But in the dislocated lives of Maryam and Sara, it is the cupboards of London which are "filled with henna, herbs, dried figs and limes" and the smells of the Tube that are found in the fast-growing cities of Iran. While Crowther's attempt to evoke mood and place occasionally overwhelms her narrative, The Saffron Kitchen marks the collision between a past where choices were too few and a present where choice itself is taken for granted. Book Review: Buy it!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This book is absolutely beautiful, and I don't just mean the cover!
I am a reader that is difficult to please, but with this book, Yasmin Crowther kept me hooked from the first page. I even chose to pace myself for the last third because I didn't want it to end. (Especially as this is the author's first and therefore only novel.)
This book is a novel of depth and poignancy. Ms Crowther uses subtle and beautiful prose that makes it a joy to read. It also has a storyline that keeps the reader addicted right to the end. It is simply the best book I have read in a long time. My only complaint is, that nothing else I have read before or since, measures up!
Book Review: A lovely book
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoyed this book. I wanted to read it quickly because I wanted to know what happened next, yet I didn't want to finish it. The characters are rounded and it's easy to empathise with them and their dilemmas. I shall be reading A Thousand Splendid Suns next as I think it will be similarly sympathetic to Middle Eastern women and their culture.