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Of Marriageable Age
by Sharon Maas
A magical story of forbidden love, spanning three(3) continents and three(3) decades.
This novel is set against the Independence struggles of two(2) British colonies.
The story is of personal triumph against a brutal fate, brought to life by a colourful cast of three(3) characters.
Savitri, intuitive and charismatic, grows up among the servants of a pre-war English household in the Raj. But the traditional customs of her Brahmin family clash against English upper-class prejudice, threatening, her love for the privileged son of the house.
Nataraj, raised as the son of an idealistic doctor in rural South India, finds life in London heady, with girls and grass easily available … until he is summoned back home to face reality.
Saroj, her fire hidden by outward reserve, comes of age in (British) Guyana, South America. When her too-strict, orthodox Hindu father proves to have
feet of clay; she finally rebels against him... and even against her gentle, apparently docile Ma.
However, Ma harbours a deep secret... one that binds these three(3) so disparate lives and hurtles them towards a truth that could destroy their world.
I heard the audio version of this book, read by Anne Flosnik, a great reader !
This novel is set against the Independence struggles of two(2) British colonies.
The story is of personal triumph against a brutal fate, brought to life by a colourful cast of three(3) characters.
Savitri, intuitive and charismatic, grows up among the servants of a pre-war English household in the Raj. But the traditional customs of her Brahmin family clash against English upper-class prejudice, threatening, her love for the privileged son of the house.
Nataraj, raised as the son of an idealistic doctor in rural South India, finds life in London heady, with girls and grass easily available … until he is summoned back home to face reality.
Saroj, her fire hidden by outward reserve, comes of age in (British) Guyana, South America. When her too-strict, orthodox Hindu father proves to have
feet of clay; she finally rebels against him... and even against her gentle, apparently docile Ma.
However, Ma harbours a deep secret... one that binds these three(3) so disparate lives and hurtles them towards a truth that could destroy their world.
I heard the audio version of this book, read by Anne Flosnik, a great reader !