Tiger Hills: For fans of Elena Ferrante, a sweeping saga about family and fortune - Brossura

Mandanna, Sarita

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0297859838 ISBN 13: 9780297859833

Casa editrice: W&N, 2010

Riassunto

The year is 1878. As the first girl to be born to the Nachimandas in over sixty years, beautiful, spirited Devi is adored by her entire family. She befriends Devanna, a gifted young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances. The two quickly become inseparable, 'like two eggs in a nest', as they grow up amidst the luscious jungles, rolling hills, and rich coffee plantations of Coorg in Southern India; cocooned by an extended family whose roots have been sunk in the land for hundreds of years.

Their futures seem inevitably linked, but everything changes when, one night, they attend a 'tiger wedding'. It is there that Devi gets her first glimpse of Machu, the celebrated tiger killer and a hunter of great repute. Although she is still a child and Machu is a man, Devi vows that one day she will marry him. It is this love that will gradually drive a wedge between Devi and Devanna, sewing the seed of a heartbreaking tragedy that will have consequences for the generations to come.

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Recensione:

an epic and extraordinary debut from an astonishing new talent (Caroline Jowett DAILY EXPRESS)

Sumptuously lyrical prose unfurls this utterly engrossing epic tale that'll seduce you from page one and hold you in its arms, breathless until the last word (EASY LIVING)

This book is a staggering achievement, especially as it's a first novel... Sarita is a major new talent (Virginina Blackburn DAILY EXPRESS)

An exotic, beguiling page-turner (Fanny Blake WOMAN AND HOME)

If the summer requires a must-read blockbuster, this debut should fill the beach-bag nicely (Boyd Tonkin THE INDEPENDENT)

Tragic in parts but ultimately a beautifully written saga, this is the emergence of a major new talent (Virginia Blackburn SUNDAY EXPRESS)

Descrizione del libro:

THE THORN BIRDS meets A SUITABLE BOY in this epic tale of a forbidden love that will last for generations.

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• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0297859838
• ISBN 13: 9780297859833
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 464