The Braid

Colombani uses the three-women-in-three-countries coral structure to talk about female solidarity without the message smothering the story. The three narratives have different rhythms and the India one is the most accomplished. It is a short novel, with more heart than complexity, and that may be exactly what you are looking for. It does not change how you read, but you finish with the feeling of having spent your time well. For readers who want honest emotion without great artifice.