Today blaze of previews from Tiffany's! I wanted to tell you about a book that's been out for a bit, 'but that is certainly mentioned (it is never too late) ...
Shilpi Somaya Gowda
THE SECRET DAUGHTER
"Romance" - 360 pages - price € 18.60
In library: from January 27, 2011
an Indian woman Having to abandon newborn daughter. A WOMAN AMERICANA THAT I CAN NOT HAVE CHILDREN. THE STORY OF TWO DIFFERENT FAMILIES is indissolubly linked. The secret daughter
marks the arrival of a new talent in the panorama of world literature. In short, incisive chapters explores themes of culture and belonging, the intertwining stories of two families: one in the struggle for survival in the poorest suburbs of Mumbai, the other desperate for unity despite differences in cultural rich California.
Jasu knows he has no choice under the conditions of poverty in which her family lives in a remote village in India there is no place for a daughter. Once before, did not hesitate to kill the girl date the light from his wife.
Kavita knows that the fate of the girl who has just given birth will be no different from that of the child that has gone before, so he decided to deceive her husband and hand it over to an orphanage in Mumbai. The weather and the arrival of a male child will certainly not heal its wounds and soothe the pain of the loss of two daughters.
Krishnan is a doctor of Indian origin who can not bear children. He is to persuade his wife to adopt a child in India, convinced that the arrival of a child will bring unity and peace in the family.
Somer is a white American woman, a successful pediatrician. The inability to have children, pushes her to accept the proposal del marito, ma la sua estraneità all’identità comune di padre e figlia renderà sempre parziale la sua accettazione della bambina e la allontanerà ancor più dal marito.
Asha è la bambina salvata da Kavita ed è l’anello che unisce due famiglie. Ma una famiglia piena di attenzioni e una vita agiata possono mettere a tacere il richiamo delle radici?
«Gowda scrive con compassione e sensibilità adottando il punto di vista di ognuno dei personaggi e descrive con profondità e intelligenza l’India di oggi.»
Booklist
«Una family history of division and reconciliation written with intensity and depth, combined with a remarkable ability to understand different cultural and social horizons. "
Kirkus Reviews
" A moving novel, especially in the description of the sense of loss and fear of trying both mothers. "
Globe & Mail
" A gripping read, a fast-paced passing from one character to another over twenty years of family history. "
Boston Globe
"A debut novel that highlights all the contradictions and conflicts in India today. "
Library Journal
Shilpi Somaya Gowda was born and raised in Toronto originating from Indian parents in Mumbai. A graduate of Stanford University, he spent periods in India to work as a volunteer in an orphanage. He lived in New York, North Carolina and now lives in Texas with her husband and children. The secret is the daughter her first novel. The official website, full of information and news about her and her novel is www.shilpigowda.com .
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