The Seduction of Silence - Softcover

 
9780732267513: The Seduction of Silence

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

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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