Leila realistic fiction Matilda firmly establishes herself as

Matilda firmly establishes herself as a powerful voice in the middle-grade space

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Leila realistic fiction Matilda firmly establishes herself asWritten by Prayaag Akbar paperback This tale of motherly love blends the page turning urgency of The Girl in the Red Coat with the political force of Slumdog Millionaire to create a searing parable of a novel about what happens when the few live at the expense of the many Every year on Leila's birthday Shalini kneels by the wall with a little yellow spade and scoops dry earth to make a pit for two candles. One each for herself and for Riz, the husband