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“This is why we read fiction at all” raves the Washington Post: Family life meets historical romance in this critically acclaimed, “gorgeous, sweeping novel” (Ms Magazine) about two people who find each other when abandoned by everyone else, marking the signal American debut of an award-winning writer who richly deserves her international acclaim.
On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Here, lives intertwine and unravel. A widower struggles with his love for an unmarried cousin. Bakul, a motherless daughter, runs wild with Mukunda, an orphan of unknown caste adopted by the family. Confined in a room at the top of the house, a matriarch goes slowly mad; her husband searches for its cause as he shapes and reshapes his garden. As Mukunda and Bakul grow, their intense closeness matures into something else, and Mukunda is banished to Calcutta. He prospers in the turbulent years after Partition, but his thoughts stay with his home, with Bakul, with all that he has lost—and he knows that he must return.
ASIN : 1451608624
Publisher : Free Press; Reprint edition (April 5, 2011)
Language : English
Paperback : 336 pages
ISBN-10 : 9781451608625
ISBN-13 : 978-1451608625
Item Weight : 9.3 ounces
Dimensions : 5.5 x 1 x 8.38 inches
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Customers find the prose beautifully formed, exquisite, and masterful. They describe the book as a wonderful, engaging read with interesting twists and turns. Readers also appreciate the vivid backdrop, décor, and scenarios. They say the characters are well-developed and realistic.
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