The Earthspinner
$28.31
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2022
Summary
Sara is studying at a prestigious British university and seeks a reprise from her loneliness by practising the traditional craft she learned in India when she was young: pottery.
She recalls her childhood, the lost dog, Chinna, who brings a community together, and the life of her revered pottery teacher, Elango, a Hindu who faced prejudice after falling in love with a Muslim woman. Switching with ease between Sara’s diary entries and Elango’s life a decade earlier, Roy delivers a sear…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781914495403 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1914495403 |
| Author: | Anuradha Roy |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Mountain Leopard Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2022 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 20mm |
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PRAISE FOR ANURADHA ROY:‘A writer of great subtlety and intelligence, who understands that emotional power comes from the steady accretion of detail’ Kamila Shamsie, Guardian. ‘She writes elegantly and intelligently whatever the subject matter’ Francesca Angelini, The Times. ‘A compulsively readable novel’ – Manil Suri, New York Times
About The Author
Anuradha Roy
Anuradha is one of Britain’s most acclaimed contemporary novelists and her books have been translated into more than 15 languages. In 2000 she co-founded with her husband Rukun Advani the Indian publishing house, Permanent Black. She is an accomplished potter. Born in Calcutta, she lives in Ranikhet.
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