Secret Daughter: A Novel - Couverture souple

Shilpi Somaya Gowder

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0061974307 ISBN 13 : 9780061974304

Editeur : HARPER COLLINS US BRAND CODE, 2010

Synopsis

Secret Daughter On the eve of the monsoons, in a remote Indian village, Kavita gives birth to Asha. But in a culture that favours sons, the only way for Kavita to save her newborn daughter's life is to give her away. Interweaving the stories of Kavita, Somer, and Asha, this novel explores issues of culture and belonging. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

The stunning debut explores the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss and belonging. As the story moves between the two families, one struggling to eke out an existence in Mumbai, the other grappling with the challenge of being a biracial family, and finally the grown up daughter who wants to explore her own roots.
In a tiny hut in rural India, Kavita gives birth to Asha. Unable to afford the luxury of raising a daughter, her husband forces Kavita to give the baby up--a decision that will haunt them both for the rest of their lives.
Halfway around the globe, Somer, an American doctor, decides to adopt a child after making the wrenching discovery that she will never have one of her own. When her husband Krishnan shows her a photo of baby Asha sent to him from a Mumbai orphanage, she falls instantly in love. As she waited for adoption to be finalized, she knew her life would change. But she was convinced that the love she already felt would overcome all obstacles.
In a braided narrative that unites the stories of Kavita, Somer and Asha, SECRET DAUGHTER, the debut novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda, explores the emotional terrain of motherhood, loss and belonging. As the story moves between the two families, one struggling to eke out an existence in Mumbai, the other grappling with the challenge of raising a brownskinned child from another culture, Gowda poignantly parses issues of culture, identity and familial loyalty.

Revue de presse :

Fiction with a conscience, as two couples worlds apart are linked by an adopted child....A lightweight fable of family division and reconciliation, gaining intensity and depth from the author s sharp social observations. (Kirkus)

The Secret Daughter is an unflinching yet compassionate story of mothers and daughters. In a tale that moves between Mumbai, India and Northern California, Shilpa Somaya Gowda sensitively explores the balancing acts of of international adoption and bi-cultural families. This book is a must for anyone touched by adoption, or India, or the delicate dynamic between adolescent girls and their mothers. (Sujata Massey, author of Shimura Trouble)

Gowda has masterfully portrayed two families... linked by a powerful, painful tie that complicates their lives... A thought-provoking examination of the challenges of being a woman in America and in India -- and in the psychological spaces in between. (Chitra Divakaruni, author of The Palace of Illusions)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: HARPER COLLINS US BRAND CODE
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061974307
• ISBN 13: 9780061974304
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352