The Vine of Desire
The Vine of Desire
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Summary
Anju and Sudha are two young women far from Calcutta, the city of their childhood. After a year of living separate lives are rekindling their friendship in America, the unlikely relationships they form in the world outside the immigrant Indian community profoundly transforming them.
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The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
THE VINE OF DESIRE is the story of Anju and Sudha, two young women far from Calcutta, the city of their childhood, and who after a year of living separate lives are rekindling their friendship in America. The deep-seated love they feel for each other provides the support each of them needs. It gives Anju the strength to pick up the pieces of her life after a miscarriage, and Sudha the confidence to make a life for herself and her baby daughter, Dayita - without her husband. The unlikely relationships they form with men and women in the world outside the immigrant Indian community as well as their families in India profoundly transform them, forcing them to question the central assumptions of their lives, especially when they must confront the deeply passionate feelings that Anju's husband has for Sudha. THE VINE OF DESIRE is a novel of extraordinary depth and sensitivity. Through the eyes of people caught in the clash of cultures, Divakaruni reveals the rewards and the perils of breaking free from the past and the complicated, often contradictory emotions that shape the passage to independence.
'A novel of elegance, poignancy and mounting excitementDeft satirical touches adorn a story of the human heart which, while carrying complete conviction throughout, leads the reader to some unexpected places' David Robson, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ' A toucing story of personal desires and expectations . Divakaruni exhorts women to strike their own course with courage' DAILY TELEGRAPH
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of the bestselling novels THE MISTRESS OF SPICES and SISTER OF MY HEART, the prizewinning story collections ARRANGED MARRIAGE and THE UNKNOWN ERRORS OF OUR LIVES, and four acclaimed volumes of poetry.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780349115849 |
| ISBN 10 | 0349115842 |
| Title | The Vine of Desire |
| Author | Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2003-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |