Publishers Weekly
“Turner Hospital’s gift for memorable characters and poetic prose come together in writing that is strong, wise and exciting.”
Ottawa Citizen
ISBN: 0 7022 3402 8
THE IVORY SWING
Juliet yearns for the “ebb and flow of life lived avidly”, for the pace and challenge of city living. The conflict between her love of husband and children and her own passionate need for expression is intensified by her move from small town Canada to Southern India.
The stifling restrictions on Juliet’s freedom are magnified in the plight of her young widowed neighbour. The beautiful Yashoda longs to embrace the Western values that would release her from the strictures of Indian tradition. But the ancient mores are powerful and enduring, and challenging them inevitably leads to tragedy.
“The steamy, subtle, utterly impenetrable mysteries of India … a work both emotionally and stylistically deft.”
Thomas Keneally
“A truly magnificent literary achievement.”
Booklist, USA
ISBN: 0 7022 3403 6
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