Under the Pipal Tree by Anjana Chowdhury
India, 1966: Indira and Maria, her impoverished companion, sit on the verandah, reminiscing as Maria rocks baby Rohini in her arms. Together, they whisper stories of their past to the child. India, the present: Rohini battles periods of depression, life pulled between the demands of being a teacher, a mother, wife, and an active member of the Bengali community in Mumbai. But a shocking truth awaits Rohini in Kolkata, where her mother now lives, a truth that will upend her middle-class life. Alternating between Rohini in the present and Maria in the 1960s, Under the Pipal Tree is a humane account of internal conflict, loss of identity, and mental illness. In a tale of secrets and social prejudices, three women struggle to redefine their boundaries with each other and the world.
Rohini struggles with periods of depression despite her busy life as a teacher, mother and wife and an active member of the Bengali community in MumbaiIt is only when Rohini visits her mother in Kolkata that she discovers a shocking truth that upends her middle-class life. Probing how we deal with loss of identity, prejudices, class and mental illness, Under the Pipal Tree is a humane account not only of internal conflict, but also how Rohini finds the courage and humour to go on. In a tale of secrets, and social prejudices, three women redefine their boundaries with each other and the world. A compelling debut novel from international writer Anjana Chowdhury. -- Cyhoeddwr: Cinnamon Press
Anjana Chowdhury is a British Asian author born and raised in India. She has spent many years in the UK and France working in diverse roles as civil servant, travel agent, English language teacher and charity volunteer. She now lives in Holland with her husband and writes full time. Under the Pipal Tree, her debut novel, was shortlisted in the Yeovil Literary Competition 2014 and won the Cinnamon Press Debut Novel of the Year 2015. Anjana is an English Literature graduate of Calcutta University, India, and has recently completed a six month online novel writing course with Curtis Brown Creative School.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781910836552 |
| ISBN 10 | 1910836559 |
| Title | Under the Pipal Tree |
| Author | Anjana Chowdhury |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cinnamon Press |
| Year published | 2017-02-03 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
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