The Rice Mother by Rani Manicka
Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaysia and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her family about his circumstances and in fact 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. On the eve of peace, her beloved eldest daughter is raped and killed by the occupying army. 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 and the novel ends on a note of reconciliation and hope.
'In the past decade we have read novels that defied convention by taking a grip on the masses (think Memoirs Of A Geisha and Cold Mountain); books whose sales figures had more in common with Jackie Collins than the literary eliteThe Rice Mother promises to be another... You'll struggle to find a more powerful, moving read this year.' - Glamour; 'An exceptional debut' - The Bookseller; 'Transcends barriers of culture, time and place. Memorable for capturing the contradictions of life, the magic and the blight, it should sell in mega numbers.' - Publishing News; 'A wonderful treasure-house of a story, a gem of a first novel. There is real, bursting talent here.' - Sue Morgan, The Bookseller
Rani Manicka was born and educated in Malaysia. An economics graduate, she now lives in the UK. The Rice Mother is her first novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780340826072 |
| ISBN 10 | 034082607X |
| Title | The Rice Mother |
| Author | Rani Manicka |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2003-03-17 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
| Prizes | Winner of The Commonwealth Writer's Prize Best First Book SE Asia and South Pacific 2003, Short-listed for The Commonwealth Writers Prize (Best First Book) 2003, Short-listed for WH Smith Book Awards (New Talent) 2003 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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