Author: Swati Chanda
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 9350098946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
`And what of those whose roots are planted deep in the soil of their land? What does it take for them to thrive, transplanted?? East Pakistan, 1950. Nayantara flees riot-ridden Narayanbari with her two daughters, leaving behind her life as she knew it. The only link to her past is the legacy she is determined to leave her granddaughter, Neelanjana ? the precious pieces of teakwood furniture that oppress the rooms of her tiny flat in Calcutta, where she arrives to take refuge. Decades later, Neelanjana leaves for the US, in a bid to forge an independent life. But, she discovers, as she is gradually bruised by alienation and heartbreak in a country far from her own, that the burden of her family's history is one she cannot slough off easily, that rejection and violence can stretch across geographies and generations, and that `home? is simply the place where one finally learns to accept oneself. Compelling and deeply affecting, Drowning Fish is about lives trapped in the tumult of motivations and desires, and forged inescapably by events beyond their control.
Drowning Fish
Author: Swati Chanda
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 9350098946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
`And what of those whose roots are planted deep in the soil of their land? What does it take for them to thrive, transplanted?? East Pakistan, 1950. Nayantara flees riot-ridden Narayanbari with her two daughters, leaving behind her life as she knew it. The only link to her past is the legacy she is determined to leave her granddaughter, Neelanjana ? the precious pieces of teakwood furniture that oppress the rooms of her tiny flat in Calcutta, where she arrives to take refuge. Decades later, Neelanjana leaves for the US, in a bid to forge an independent life. But, she discovers, as she is gradually bruised by alienation and heartbreak in a country far from her own, that the burden of her family's history is one she cannot slough off easily, that rejection and violence can stretch across geographies and generations, and that `home? is simply the place where one finally learns to accept oneself. Compelling and deeply affecting, Drowning Fish is about lives trapped in the tumult of motivations and desires, and forged inescapably by events beyond their control.
Publisher: Hachette India
ISBN: 9350098946
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
`And what of those whose roots are planted deep in the soil of their land? What does it take for them to thrive, transplanted?? East Pakistan, 1950. Nayantara flees riot-ridden Narayanbari with her two daughters, leaving behind her life as she knew it. The only link to her past is the legacy she is determined to leave her granddaughter, Neelanjana ? the precious pieces of teakwood furniture that oppress the rooms of her tiny flat in Calcutta, where she arrives to take refuge. Decades later, Neelanjana leaves for the US, in a bid to forge an independent life. But, she discovers, as she is gradually bruised by alienation and heartbreak in a country far from her own, that the burden of her family's history is one she cannot slough off easily, that rejection and violence can stretch across geographies and generations, and that `home? is simply the place where one finally learns to accept oneself. Compelling and deeply affecting, Drowning Fish is about lives trapped in the tumult of motivations and desires, and forged inescapably by events beyond their control.
Saving Fish from Drowning
Author: Amy Tan
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 034549394X
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China-dubbed the true Shangri-La and head south into the jungles of Burma. But after the mysterious death of theirtour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart, and disharmony breaks out among the pleasure-seekers as they come to discover that the Burma Road is paved with less-than-honorable intentions, questionable food, and tribal curses. And then, on Christmas morning, eleven of the travelers boat across a misty lake for a sunrise cruise and disappear.
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
ISBN: 034549394X
Category : Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Twelve American tourists join an art expedition that begins in the Himalayan foothills of China-dubbed the true Shangri-La and head south into the jungles of Burma. But after the mysterious death of theirtour leader, the carefully laid plans fall apart, and disharmony breaks out among the pleasure-seekers as they come to discover that the Burma Road is paved with less-than-honorable intentions, questionable food, and tribal curses. And then, on Christmas morning, eleven of the travelers boat across a misty lake for a sunrise cruise and disappear.
Drowning by Accident
Author: Elizabeth Meinhard
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803138955
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In Britain, 600 people die of drowning every year. This book explains why it is so easy to drown, where accidents happen, and how to save victims’ lives.
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1803138955
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
In Britain, 600 people die of drowning every year. This book explains why it is so easy to drown, where accidents happen, and how to save victims’ lives.
The Canadian Magazine of Politics, Science, Art, and Literature
Author: J. Gordon Mowat
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Canada
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Dry-fly Fishing in Theory and Practice
Author: Frederic Michael Halford
Publisher:
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Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Aquaculture
Languages : en
Pages : 420
Book Description
Kima
Author:
Publisher: Club Lighthouse Publishing
ISBN: 192683982X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Publisher: Club Lighthouse Publishing
ISBN: 192683982X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 155
Book Description
Outdoor Life
Author:
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Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 610
Book Description
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Author:
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Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 718
Book Description
Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Author: Malayan Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
The Sign for Drowning
Author: Rachel Stolzman
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834826682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Anna has grown up haunted by her younger sister’s death. In the life she constructs as a barrier against the emotional wreckage of her family tragedy, Anna settles comfortably into a career as a teacher of deaf children. But a challenge arrives—in the form of a young girl. Adrea’s disarming vulnerability and obvious need for love offer Anna the possibility of reconnecting with the world around her—if she has the courage to open her heart.
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
ISBN: 0834826682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Anna has grown up haunted by her younger sister’s death. In the life she constructs as a barrier against the emotional wreckage of her family tragedy, Anna settles comfortably into a career as a teacher of deaf children. But a challenge arrives—in the form of a young girl. Adrea’s disarming vulnerability and obvious need for love offer Anna the possibility of reconnecting with the world around her—if she has the courage to open her heart.