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Anjali Mitter Duva

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Faint Promise of Rain (2014) 37 Exemplare

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This was a magical book that hit all five of my senses. A time period and piece of culture I knew nothing about, so fascinating, yet timeless and universal. Anjali is a talented author and I am so looking forward to reading her future work!
 
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JeanneBlasberg | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Apr 30, 2019 |
I found this book difficult to get into at first. In fact I left it aside for quite some time before returning to it. I'm glad I did because as I continued I realized what a beautiful story it was. You empathized with the characters and felt saddened by the lives the Devadasis were forced into living.
 
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scot2 | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Oct 11, 2017 |
faint promise of rain by Anjali Mitter Duva is a superb historical novel that takes us to the desert of India during the 16th century. Adhira, the youngest child in a family of Hindu temple dancers, tells her story. She begins by saying:

In Rajasthan, where I was born, a child of five is likely never to have seen rain. For hundreds of years, the monsoons have been elusive. In the children's rooms in the royal palace, not far from what used to be my family's home, the walls are painted with black and blue cloud designs, so the little ones will not be afraid when the skies finally break open. But for less fortunate children, such as my brothers and sister, the day of their first rain can mean an intensity of fear and hope.

It is fear and hope that are at the core of Adhira's life. A Muslim emperor threatens with an expansion of his territory, there is threat of rebellion from within when her eldest brother declares he will become a warrior rather than follow tradition, the uncertain future of the younger son who is crippled, and the surety that Adhira's father, a pious man, will force her to "marry" the temple deity and give herself to a wealthy patron. An act that she doesn't even understand until long after she is promised to the temple at the age of 5.
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clue | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Mar 27, 2016 |
Though set in an arid Indian desert landscape in 1554, this compelling novel is sumptuous and wholly contemporary in its depiction of a family torn apart, yet bound together, and struggling for survival. I love Anjali Mitter Duva's firm grasp of time and place, and her ability to make this exotic tale relatable by creating characters who are unique, unpredictable, and, at the same time, believable. I feel like I've been to 16th century India and back, and am richer for the experience.
 
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TFHetrick | 4 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 25, 2015 |

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