The Japanese Lover - Couverture souple

Manicka, Rani

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444700332 ISBN 13 : 9781444700336

Editeur : Hodder Paperback, 2010

Synopsis

Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father has cheated, supplying a different girl's photograph, and Kasu Marimuthu, furious, threatens to send her home in disgrace. Gradually husband and wife reach an agreement, and the naive young girl learns to assume the air of sophisticated mistress of a luxurious estate. She even adopts his love child and treats Rubini as her own daughter -- a generous act which is rewarded by a long-wished-for son. But it is a life without passion, and Parvathi dreams of loving -- and being loved -- with complete abandon. When the Japanese invade Malaya, in WW2, they requisition the estate. Marimuthu dies and Parvathi is forced to accept the protection of the Japanese general who has robbed her of her home. For the first time, she experiences passion. And gradually, her sworn enemy becomes the lover she has always yearned for ...

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Rani Manicka was born and educated in Malaysia. An economics graduate, she now divides her time between Malaysia and the UK. Her first novel, The Rice Mother, won the South East Asia and South Pacific Region 2003 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, has been translated into 22 languages, and gained international acclaim.

Nationality: Malaysian

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Paperback
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444700332
• ISBN 13: 9781444700336
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 336
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• Personne responsable: non disponible