by RaniManicka (Author)
A compelling glimpse into a captivatingly exotic world of myth and magic.
Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her family about his circumstances and in fact he lives in poverty. A woman of formidable energy and intelligence, Lakshmi provides security, if not luxury, for her family, though at a considerable emotional cost. Then the Japanese army invades during WWII.
The family bears deep scars and inflicts those wounds on the next generation. But in Nisha, Lakshmi's great-granddaughter, it is as if Fate has come full circle . . .
Format: Paperback
Pages: 608
Edition: 2
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 13 May 2010
ISBN 10: 1444706586
ISBN 13: 9781444706581
Book Overview: Winner of the South East Asia and South Pacific Region Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2003