A review by redheadreading
Shalimar: A Story of Place & Migration by Davina Quinlivan

emotional reflective medium-paced

3.5

Reflective and introspective, this memoir largely orbits around the grief of the author's father's passing but weaves together strands from family history and personal identity with nature, travel, poetry and more. My favourite chapter was Pigeon Blood as I loved the glimpse of her relationship with her aunt and the precious connection they shared. Beautifully written but perhaps a little too directionless for my taste.