Cinnamon Gardens
In a novel of family honor and destiny that recalls the masterful storytelling of "Raj Quartet, " this tale follows an upper-class teacher facing an arranged marriage, and the uncle who must suppress the secret desires that threaten to throw his life into chaos.
In a novel of family honor and destiny that recalls the masterful storytelling of "Raj Quartet, " this tale follows an upper-class teacher facing an arranged marriage, and the uncle who must suppress the secret desires that threaten to throw his life into chaos.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780786864737 (0786864737)
Publish date: July 14th 1999
Publisher: Hyperion
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Contemporary,
India,
Asian Literature,
Asia,
Glbt,
Canada,
Gay
For some reason I expected this to be a dense, literary sort of book, which it is not. In fact it is light historical fiction, an easy and quick read that should appeal to the popular imagination; I’m surprised it’s as little-known as it is. In 1920s Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon), Annalukshmi i...
This is the second novel by Selvadurai and it is yummy. This time around we follow two characters, a young single girl and an older married man. We set in India the writing and storytelling flows smoothly. This novel was extremely well edited.
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