The Seduction of Slience - Softcover

Le Hunte, Bem

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014100715X ISBN 13: 9780141007151

Publisher: Penguin, 2001

Synopsis

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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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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014100715X
• ISBN 13: 9780141007151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 448