Le Hunte, Bem The Seduction of Silence ISBN 13: 9780060521974

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Spanning five generations, a richly woven tapestry of family life, the search for enlightenment, and Hindu spiritual beliefs, opens with Jyoti Ma, the overbearing wife of the late Himalayan sage Aakash, whose extreme tenacity drives her children away, putting in motion an extraordinary chain of events that will forever alter the future of her family.

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."..a glorious mlange of family saga, social commentary, and treatise on spirituality." -- Booklist

A lovely. ambitious novel .Le Hunte threads events together with a confident, steady hand.." -- Washington Post

"There is real enchantment here...[in] prose as vivid and arresting as a marigold. I couldn't put it down."--Geraldine Brooks, author of Year of Wonders and Nine Parts of Desire

"Passionate prose, which although lacking the mad pyrotechnics of Rushdie's wordplay, is nonetheless just as intense."--Melbourne Age

"Le Hunte and her book, The Seduction of Silence, have all the ingredients for success."--The Bulletin (Australia)

A lovely... ambitious novel ...Le Hunte threads events together with a confident, steady hand...."--Washington Post

"Le Hunte creates a vivid sense of place, spiking it with strange and haunting characters."--Adelaide Advertiser

"A splendidly conceived saga...: vivid, compelling, utterly fascinating."--Kirkus Reviews

"Terrific one-liners and skillful foreshadowing make for a great read. "--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

."..a glorious m?lange of family saga, social commentary, and treatise on spirituality."--Booklist
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Bem Le Hunte was born in Calcutta to an Indian mother and British father. She grew up in India and London, studied anthropology at Cambridge, and worked as a university lecturer and copywriter before moving to the Himalayas to have a baby and write this book. She now lives in California with her husband and two sons.

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  • PublisherHarper San Francisco
  • Publication date2003
  • ISBN 10 006052197X
  • ISBN 13 9780060521974
  • BindingHardcover
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages416
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