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East of the Sun by: Julia Gregson List Price: £7.99 Healthy Living Books Price: £3.99 You Save: £4.00 (50%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback EAN: 9781409102519 ISBN: 1409102513 Label: Orion Manufacturer: Orion Number Of Pages: 464 Publication Date: June 12, 2008 Publisher: Orion Studio: Orion Sales Rank: 205 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - A good summer read for those who are interested in Colonial IndiaBought the book as it was a recommended summer read, and I have always been interested in India and the connections to British "rule". Was not dissapointed, enjoyed the book, liked the characters and the places visited by them, about a time of change. Cannot vouch for its accuracy, but feel that a lot of effort was made by the author. Believe there was a small error in the part when they were in Cairo, and will try to pass this on. Liked it and was happy I ... Read More: Rating:  - Well-researched!Having just read this, and found it fascinating as well as very enjoyable, it was interesting to come to the Amazon site and see what others thought. Knowing something about the subject, I cannot agree with one reviewer, KA Roy, that it is incorrect to refer to people speaking Marathi in 1928 in Bombay. In fact, the majority of people in the area would have spoken Marathi, and neither is it incorrect to call someone Maharashtrian, as the regional political concept was already current in the ... Read More: Rating:  - Pleasant but not exceptionalThis is the story of three women venturing to India in the 1920s, each with her own hopes and dreams, her own fears. While it is pleasant enough - ideal as a holiday read perhaps - it hardly excites or lingers in the memory. The writing is sufficiently fluid not to jar, but there is little to entice the reader back to seek deeper insight, nothing particularly thought-provoking, no phrase or paragraph so poetic that it must be read and re-read for the sheer pleasure of the language. Read More: Rating:  - Very disappointedConsidering this book is a Richard & Judy's recommended summer read I am extremely disappointed. While the story line appears to be quite good the writing is stilted and awkward. How can you take a book seriously, and carry on reading it, when a sentence reads "She'd slammed the door and left the room". (page 75, second para.) The description of male genitalia at the top of page 79 is clumsy and ridiculous and the explanation of Tor's father stemming her 'monthlies' with some old rags and ... Read More: Rating: - An enchanting book about an enchanting country.I just had to give this book 5 stars, I loved every single page. I was able to connect with and understand the thoughts and feelings of all three main characters, Rose, Tor and Viva. Rose is 19 years old and travelling to India to marry a man she has met only a handful of times. Tor, Rose's bridesmaid is an enthuastic member of the "Fishing Fleet" hoping to bag herself a handsome husband. Viva is Rose and Tor's mysterious chaperone, on a journey of her own to return ... Read More: |
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