27 min

Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age Bookclub

    • Society & Culture

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam is set fifty years ago, during the Bangladesh War of Independence. The conflict is seen through the eyes of Rehana, a fiercely protective mother, whose children join the fighting. Rehana, though not a natural revolutionary, becomes involved in the conflict herself, determined to do whatever it takes to keep her family intact.
Tahmima Anam joins James Naughtie to answer questions from readers about this powerful, award winning book.

A Golden Age by Tahmima Anam is set fifty years ago, during the Bangladesh War of Independence. The conflict is seen through the eyes of Rehana, a fiercely protective mother, whose children join the fighting. Rehana, though not a natural revolutionary, becomes involved in the conflict herself, determined to do whatever it takes to keep her family intact.
Tahmima Anam joins James Naughtie to answer questions from readers about this powerful, award winning book.

27 min

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