Family Secret and Other Stories, A
Fiction & Literature, Short Stories, Contemporary Women, Literary
| Author: | Bijoya Sawian | ISBN: | 9789383074976 |
| Publisher: | Zubaan | Publication: | August 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bijoya Sawian |
| ISBN: | 9789383074976 |
| Publisher: | Zubaan |
| Publication: | August 5, 2014 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
A postman turns up with an unexpected letter one rainy afternoon in Cherrapunji, a letter that will turn fourteen-year-old Saphira’s world upside down. Dalinia’s life seems perfect, with a successful husband, beautiful children and a well-appointed home. But the arrival of a handsome competitor on the manicured greens of the Shillong golf course brings back a flood of unwanted memories of her troubled past. Told in a simple, lyrical style, Bijoya Sawian’s collection of ten short stories is not only an enthralling read but, like her debut novel Shadow Men, transports the reader to a place little known to outsiders: Meghalaya. Strains of love, loss and longing run through all these stories, whose endings are not mere shocks, but revelations. Both her books should be read for a better understanding of India’s northeast its communities, its landscape, and in particular, the lives of the women who live there.
A postman turns up with an unexpected letter one rainy afternoon in Cherrapunji, a letter that will turn fourteen-year-old Saphira’s world upside down. Dalinia’s life seems perfect, with a successful husband, beautiful children and a well-appointed home. But the arrival of a handsome competitor on the manicured greens of the Shillong golf course brings back a flood of unwanted memories of her troubled past. Told in a simple, lyrical style, Bijoya Sawian’s collection of ten short stories is not only an enthralling read but, like her debut novel Shadow Men, transports the reader to a place little known to outsiders: Meghalaya. Strains of love, loss and longing run through all these stories, whose endings are not mere shocks, but revelations. Both her books should be read for a better understanding of India’s northeast its communities, its landscape, and in particular, the lives of the women who live there.
