Women's Fiction, Asian Peoples & Cultures - Fiction & Literature, Family & Friendship - Fiction
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Overview
Fiction. South Asian Literature. Lust, passion, and ambition come alive in this novel, as young aspirants pursue their dreams. A fascinating debut that shows India through the lens of music. "In her richly textured debut novel, Suruchi Mohan opens our eyes to the intricate world of North Indian classical music. We are swept along by the story of Sarika, whose beautiful voice isn't enough to protect her from being an Indian woman in an unforgiving world. Steeped in the culture and traditions of India, DIVINE MUSIC is a captivating read"—Gail Tsukiyama.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly
Mohan's impressive debut explores the connections between spiritual and physical passion in a shifting Indian society, through the lives of two musically gifted young Indian women. Sarika and Swati follow their artistic muses to the local conservatory, where each succumbs to the passions of older men attracted by their talent. Swati, from a poor village, is ruined when her wealthy businessman admirer impregnates and then abandons her. Sarika, the daughter of a well-placed government official, receives private after-class instruction from Kirana, a renowned voice teacher, but falls prey to his seductive lessons on the sensuality of music, and ends up in the same predicament as classmate Swati. The contrasting fates of these similarly afflicted young women leads to a rich multi-generational portrait of a changing cultural and political landscape riddled with new opportunity as well as age-old opportunism.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Book Details
Published
September 1, 2009
Publisher
Bayeux Arts, Incorporated
Pages
241
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781897411063