Where the River Parts - Couverture souple

Swarup, Radhika

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1910124761 ISBN 13 : 9781910124765

Editeur : Sandstone Press, 2016

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'I was drawn in by the characters and very touched their stories...' -Sainsbury's Summer Book Club

'A perceptive story of love swept aside by history, packed with insight, compassion and piercing detail.'

Isabelle Grey, Good Girls Don't Die

'A heartbreaking story...on a chapter of South Asian history that has often been deemed too painful to be explored fully.' --Nayomi Munaweera, Island of 1000 Mirrors

'This is a beautifully written book, immersing you in the detail and mores of each of the very different settings and periods. -Historical Novel Society

'Spanning continents and generations, Where the River Parts is an epic tale of love, loss and longing. It is also a paean to hope and friendship. It is undoubtedly a mature and confident literary offering from a writer who has announced her arrival in the world of quality fiction with a great new novel. Simply put, Where the River Parts is a delightful read.' --India Strategic

'Though not a new story, for someone looking to explore Partition literature, Where the River Parts may be worth reading to get a sense of the event that still captures authors imaginations.'-World Literature Today

'The aroma of saffron, cumin, turmeric and a sprinkle of dried ginger embraces Where the River Parts with history, sorrows and an ultimate understanding of love . . . a love that goes beyond the borders of war and threats of hopelessness. Dhanyavaad, Radhika Swarup, thank you.' -Michele Zackheim, The Last Train to Paris

It's an examination of the choices a woman might make to survive in a world that s hostile towards her. While the men fight, organise and do business, Asha has to work out how to make it to tomorrow. The book also considers how the choices made by society as well as parents affect the beliefs and actions of future generations. --Naomi Frisby

Biographie de l'auteur :

Radhika Swarup spent a nomadic childhood in India, Italy, Qatar, Pakistan, Romania and England, which gave her a keen sense for the dispossessed.

She read Economics at Cambridge, following which she worked in investment banking. She suspected she wasn't cut out for the world of finance, though, and this realisation hit her with unmistakable clarity when she found herself in a Frankfurt conference centre surrounded by industry veterans crowing over the latest Financial Times article to call them vultures. She felt a germ of a story take root inside her, and she immediately left the conference centre - with its champagne and its crowds - to sit in her hotel room and write. She was the happiest she had been for years.

She has since written opinion pieces for Indian broadsheets and the Huffington Post as well as short stories for publications including the Edinburgh Review. Where the River Parts is her first novel.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Sandstone Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1910124761
• ISBN 13: 9781910124765
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 316