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The Japanese Lover
Rani Manicka
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Description for The Japanese Lover
Paperback. A breathtaking novel set in Malaya propelled by the superb storytelling instinct of the author of the award-winning THE RICE MOTHER. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 133 x 23. Weight in Grams: 218.
Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father has cheated, supplying a different girl's photograph, and Kasu Marimuthu, furious, threatens to send her home in disgrace. Gradually husband and wife reach an agreement, and the naïve young girl learns to assume the air of sophisticated mistress of a luxurious estate. She even adopts his love child and treats Rubini as her own daughter - a generous act which is rewarded by a long-wished-for son.
But it is a life without passion, and Parvathi dreams of loving - and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
235g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444700329
SKU
V9781444700329
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Ref
99-10
About Rani Manicka
Rani Manicka was born and educated in Malaysia. An economics graduate, she now divides her time between Malaysia and the UK. Her first novel, THE RICE MOTHER, won the South East Asia and South Pacific Region 2003 Commonwealth Writers' Prize, has been translated into 22 languages, and gained international acclaim.
Reviews for The Japanese Lover
Vivid, complex and full of colour, it's a fabulous read.
Choice
This unconventional love story is told with great imagination and will transport you to an exotic past bursting with fascinating characters.
She
A seductive tale of forbidden love
Stylist
Underlying this Malayan family saga is Rani Manicka's rich prose that brings to ... Read more
Choice
This unconventional love story is told with great imagination and will transport you to an exotic past bursting with fascinating characters.
She
A seductive tale of forbidden love
Stylist
Underlying this Malayan family saga is Rani Manicka's rich prose that brings to ... Read more