Ed from our Libraries and Culture team has reviewed Leila by Prayaag Akbar. It's been described as a moving, dystopian work of fiction but highly plausible in this strange new world.
Leila by Prayaag Akbar - reviewed by Ed
"With the increase of nationalist politics rising over the previous few years across the world this book seems very relevant. The book imagines a city divided by walls based on culture with guards and paperwork required to move between sectors. Those outside the walls live lives in poverty with little hope. Each sector holding its people to ever stricter practises with non-compliance leading to thought control, being cast out into the slums or murdered. The book follows the story of Shalini who is taken by the authorities after a tip off, whose daughter then goes missing unaccounted for. It sees Shalini 16 years after her daughter Leila’s disappearance and tells part of her story and quest to see Leila again. The sector system’s aim was initiated to bring peace between communities but like 1984, that Leila has similarities with, it is hard to see the success."
Please note that Cippenham and Langley libraries are now closed until further notice due to the escalating Covid-19 pandemic.
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