A review by ambershelf
Rosarita by Anita Desai

3.0

ARC gifted by the publisher

The idea of never knowing one’s mom and retracing her steps to learn about family history is intriguing. Yet, the prose hinders more profound development and investigation into this theme and prevents the emotional connection one would usually read in complex mother-daughter stories.

In a way, ROSARITA is a very Booker-like book, where I often feel like the emphasis on writing craft overshadows the development of actual characters and plots. Readers who love purple prose might enjoy this more