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Water: A Novel (Sidwha, Bapsi)
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Product Description
Set in 1938, against the backdrop of Gandhi’s rise to power, Water follows the life of eight-year-old Chuyia, abandoned at a widow’s ashram after the death of her elderly husband. There, she must live in penitence until her death. Unwilling to accept her fate, she becomes a catalyst for change in the widows’s lives. When her friend Kalyani, a beautiful widow-prostitute, falls in love with a young, upper-class Gandhian idealist, the forbidden affair boldly defies Hindu tradition and threatens to undermine the ashram’s delicate balance of power. This riveting look at the lives of widows in colonial India is ultimately a haunting and lyrical story of love, faith, and redemption.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #94712 in Books
- Published on: 2006-04-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 240 pages
Editorial Reviews
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"Sidhwa’s humor and compassion glow in Water." -- Houston Chronicle, June 9, 2006
Customer Reviews
Bapsi Sidwha never lets me down!
I love this author and this book, albeit from a movie screenplay, doesn't fail. It is a great story that holds your interest straight through until the last page. I guess that I should not reveal the ending.
The loss of childhood innocence and the helpless existence of pre-Ghandian India for widows no matter the age, creates the background for this novel. You can try all you want but there is no way to identify with the main character even though personally I am a widow.
It astounds me throughout the reading that some women even could adapt to this ashram and it's grotesque "leader" but without a doubt this is what happens in many places of the world, even today.
Another great read from a favorite author.
The One Eyed Turtle
Water - A recommended read
This book was a sad surprise. A page turner that opens the reader's eyes to a culture so different it is unthinkable. A story that touches your heart. Well written.
Water: A novel by Bapsi Sidwha
I read this book within a book club having never heard of it before. We also watched a film of the book. I enjoyed them both. It is an excellent novel drawing me into 1947 India and the struggle between the caste system and the forces of change unleased by Gandhi and the pending withdrawal of the British. It gave a sympathetic view of the difficulties for widows during this period and had a strong plot. I particularly enjoyed the way the different characters were drawn together at the end.
