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From a stuffy room in the Spiritualist Church of Great Britain to the breathtaking beauty of the Himalayas, this novel takes us on the spiritual and emotional journeys of five generations of a remarkable Indian 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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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
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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- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 073226751X
- ISBN 13 9780732267513
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Book Description Paperback. Infused with the magic of India and the great mysteries of life, The Seduction of Silence follows the spiritual and emotional journeys of a remarkable Indian family through five generations.Aakash, venerated sage and healer, is the founder of Prakriti -- an abundant farm in the Himalayas. From this soulful mountain home, his children embark on the journeys that will sway the destinies of future generations: gentle son Ram, whose fierce search for enlightenment will force him to choose between his family and his soul; daughter Tulsi Devi, whose convent schooling provides an unexpected, brutal education forever altering her life; Tulsi Devi's beloved first child, Jivan -- born in the waters of the Ganges, cruelly separated from his mother; and Aakash's granddaughter Rohini, who travels across the world on a painted bus to a new land and a new kind of freedom, immersing herself in the London of the 1960s.With Rohini's daughter, Saakshi, the search for enlightenment comes full circle, and the great-granddaughter returns to her spiritual home -- the holy mountains of Prakriti, where their family story first began. Both magical and utterly compelling, this spellbinding novel interweaves family sagas with the richness of Indian mysticism, creating an intimate portrait of an unforgettable family. 2000, A trade paperback copy in very good condition. 3.4 Centimeters X 23.4 Centimeters X 15.5 Centimeters. Seller Inventory # 7082598
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