Nectar in a Sieve, Paperback

Descriere

The acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India. Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster. This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that ``will wring your heart out`` (Associated Press).Includes an Introduction by Indira Ganesan And an Afterword by Thrity Umrigar

Despre autor

Kamala Markandaya

scriitoare indiană · 1924–2004

Kamala Markandaya, pseudonimul lui Kamala Purnaiya, numele de căsătorie Kamala Taylor, a fost o romancieră și jurnalistă britanică de origine indiană. Este considerată „una dintre cele mai importante romancere indiene care scriu în limba engleză”.