The Rice Mother
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Product Information
| ISBN | 9781444706581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rani Manicka |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 608 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.464 |
| Publishing Date | 13/05/2010 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €14.06 |
| Tax | €0.84 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €14.90 |
| Availability | 2 units in external warehouse |
Product Description
A compelling glimpse into a captivatingly exotic world of myth and magic. Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her family about his circumstances and in fact he lives in poverty. A woman of formidable energy and intelligence, Lakshmi provides security, if not luxury, for her family, though at a considerable emotional cost. Then the Japanese army invades during WWII. The family bears deep scars and inflicts those wounds on the next generation. But in Nisha, Lakshmi's great-granddaughter, it is as if Fate has come full circle . . .