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The Obscure Logic of the Heart by Priya Basil
What does the back cover say?
An epic Romeo and Juliet for the 21st century
In a bustling London café, Anil, now a famous architect, sits waiting for Lina. It is years since he last laid eyes on her, the love of his life.
Lina is running for the train – punctuality has never been her strength. After all this time she cannot be late to meet Anil.
Together, they think back to tragedies both personal and political, betrayals large and small. A past played out across three continents that house their rival worlds: Sikh and Muslim, wealthy and modest, liberal and orthodox, corrupt and moral….
Lina has one more revelation that must be shared with Anil. Might it unite them once and for all, or has it come too late?
What I thought...
Where do I start? The back cover of this novel sold it to me, akin to Romeo and Juliet, Lina and Anil fall in love despite their differing religions and backgrounds. I have read many a novel following this theme and enjoyed most but I could not get into this novel at all. I am not the fastest reader but I struggled to get through 100 pages of this. What I found most frustrating is the development of the characters, we are introduced to a lot of people very quickly. So quickly that I felt little for any of them and truly didn’t care whether Lina and Anil were together or not. This is a real shame as the novel had such potential, it promised angst between families on the basis of their differing religions as well as underlying questions relating to Anil’s family and where their wealth has come from.
