The Vine of Desire
The Vine of Desire by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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rubybluelady
Rating - 9/10
When Sudha leaves india to join her cousin Anju in California, it starts a chain of events that will change both their lives. The women have been bosom friends since childhood and, having recently suffered tragedy, need each other more than ever.
Tensions mount - their relationship becomes shadowed by jealousy as Anju's husband becomes increasingly besotted with Sudha....
The Vine of Desire is a novel of extraordinary depth and sensivity. Through the eyes of the people caught in the clash of cultures. Divakarunit reveals the rewards and the perils of breaking free from the past and the complicated, often contradictory emotions that shape the women's independence.
'Chitra Divakuni is a brilliant storyteller, she illuminates the world with her artistry; and shakes the reader with her love'
A great read, beautifully written, haunting & poignant.
BookCrossing - bookray -
rubybluelady
Rating - 9/10
When Sudha leaves india to join her cousin Anju in California, it starts a chain of events that will change both their lives. The women have been bosom friends since childhood and, having recently suffered tragedy, need each other more than ever.
Tensions mount - their relationship becomes shadowed by jealousy as Anju's husband becomes increasingly besotted with Sudha....
The Vine of Desire is a novel of extraordinary depth and sensivity. Through the eyes of the people caught in the clash of cultures. Divakarunit reveals the rewards and the perils of breaking free from the past and the complicated, often contradictory emotions that shape the women's independence.
'Chitra Divakuni is a brilliant storyteller, she illuminates the world with her artistry; and shakes the reader with her love'
A great read, beautifully written, haunting & poignant.