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Sugar, Sugar: Bitter Sweet Tales from the Indian Diaspora
Lainy Malkani
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Description for Sugar, Sugar: Bitter Sweet Tales from the Indian Diaspora
Paperback. .
Sugar, Sugar is a contemporary collection of short stories which reveals a rich and culturally diverse history behind India's migrant workers and one of the most abundant and controversial commodities in the world. Inspired by historical documents between 1838 and 1917, and the living memories of the descendents of indentured workers, Sugar, Sugar, spans five continents, travelling through time uncovering inspiring tales of courage and resilience.
Sugar, Sugar is a contemporary collection of short stories which reveals a rich and culturally diverse history behind India's migrant workers and one of the most abundant and controversial commodities in the world. Inspired by historical documents between 1838 and 1917, and the living memories of the descendents of indentured workers, Sugar, Sugar, spans five continents, travelling through time uncovering inspiring tales of courage and resilience.
Product Details
Publisher
HopeRoad Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
186
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908446602
SKU
V9781908446602
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Lainy Malkani
Lainy Malkani is a successful London born journalist with Indo-Caribbean roots. Her critically acclaimed two-part series for BBC Radio 4 'Sugar, Saris and Green Bananas' inspired her to create this collection of short stories. She is fascinated by the lives of unsung heroes in our society. In 2012 she set up the Social History Hub to bring their stories ... Read more
Reviews for Sugar, Sugar: Bitter Sweet Tales from the Indian Diaspora
'This collection adds a new dimension to the history of sugar, post emancipation, and shares a previously untold strand in the story of the making of contemporary Britain.' Joseph Harker, (Guardian). 'Lainy's stories ignite over and over: the desire to ask more questions than are answerable - the imagination kindled and smothered by layers of imponderables. So much that will ... Read more