Review:
."..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
"The Seduction of Silence is a work of persuasive imagination...such scope, power and narrative charm...ample and fascinating."--Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List
"An unexpected delight... [Le Hunte] gives new meaning to the search for spiritual fulfillment."--Lalita Tademy, author of Oprah Book Club selection Cane River
..".a glorious m?lange of family saga, social commentary, and treatise on spirituality."--Booklist
The Seduction of Silence is a work of persuasive imagination...such scope, power and narrative charm...ample and fascinating. --Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List"
An unexpected delight... [Le Hunte] gives new meaning to the search for spiritual fulfillment. --Lalita Tademy, author of Oprah Book Club selection Cane River"
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"
A splendidly conceived saga...: vivid, compelling, utterly fascinating. --Kirkus Reviews"
A lovely ambitious novel Le Hunte threads events together with a confident, steady hand . --Washington Post"
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"
Le Hunte and her book, The Seduction of Silence, have all the ingredients for success. --The Bulletin (Australia)"
Passionate prose, which although lacking the mad pyrotechnics of Rushdie s wordplay, is nonetheless just as intense. --Melbourne Age"
Le Hunte creates a vivid sense of place, spiking it with strange and haunting characters. --Adelaide Advertiser"
..".a glorious melange of family saga, social commentary, and treatise on spirituality."--Booklist
About the Author:
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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