![]() I don’t want to give any spoilers, but I did feel relieved to begin reading of Grandfather Deepak and Amisha. By Chapter 6, when we travel back in time to the 1930’s, the POV changes to third person and becomes much more engaging. Yeah, it was a bit like my writing, so I shan’t be too critical. Parts were gripping, but other parts felt as if the author was trickling information instead of painting a picture. Essentially, they were written to show why our heroine travels to India. THE WRITING: Frankly, the first three or four chapters were, well, sensitively written, but not particularly interesting for me. POV: Starts out in first person, but then shifts to third person. Would I be inspired? Would I be letdown? Is this story merely a good read, or is it something more? So, I took a chance on "The Storyteller’s Secret,” even though it sounded a bit too common. Then, a review of one of the two dissuaded me from reading that one. This month, only two stories provided any glimmer of interest for me. Last month the Amazon First books, and the short stories, all seemed to resonate with me. Still, there’s enough emotional truth and interesting insight into another culture to make this a worthwhile read.ĮDITED at suggestion of a comments by James Crain and Kindle Reader Kit, below. Sometimes there was the feeling that situations were being over-egged. Of course, our heroine contrasts the freedom, opportunities and first world luxury she takes for granted with Amisha’s life. It was (is?) a highly patriarchal society. We get a useful history lesson in old and new India and its caste system. Her grandmother Amisha lived when the British were still in India as Gandhi was preaching independence. The old servant who was the faithful friend of her mother’s mother gradually, over several days, tells her a gruelling back story which explains the deep sadness her mother carries. Her mother has always been distant and highly reserved. She travels to India, the land of her parents’ birth, only to find that the grandfather she never knew has just died. A young woman in New York suffers three miscarriages, leading to the breakdown of her marriage. One of the most beautiful books I have ever read & I have read thousands. Please read this story it is full of sadness heartache but so much love as well. The ending was so sad but happy I cried which is something I dont do with a lot of books that I read. Some of the story is set in India during the war where predjudice with castes & women are very prodominant but you see the greatest in Jayas grandmother Amisha & how she survives the cruelty of this time with her own life & others who surround her. The story itself is about a women who suffers from several miscarriages & a tragic relationship with her mother to venture to India to find her past & her mothers story. I have been lucky to have gone to India twice in my life so it was a joy to read about the country its culture & how the people live, it brought back wonderful memories for me. I loved this book it was such a heart wrenching story to read while feeling the emotions from the different characters of this novel I felt part of the story. Danielle Marshall, Editor About the Author We should all be so lucky as to uncover a legacy of strength, right when we need it. As Jaya fleshes out her grandmother’s life, the next steps on her path are lit with a thousand suns. ![]() Watching Jaya dig up family secrets that set her life on a new course, I realized we’ve all been at the crossroads, wondering which way to turn. “I am sure she would have thought differently if she had known a picture was all that would be left to remember her by.” As the novel unfolded with Jaya’s present-day pursuit of the truth captured by the photograph, and as she discovered more about Amisha’s life in British-occupied India in the 1930s, I found myself swept away by Jaya’s emotional transformation. “Your grandmother believed photographs hid the truth about a person, offering only an illusion instead,” Ravi tells her. Jaya finds an ancient picture of Amisha in a shoebox, and it seems to show her straining to see something in the distance. ![]() Along the way she meets Ravi, her grandmother’s confidant, who reveals just how resilient and amazing Amisha was. ![]() Still grieving her loss, Jaya travels alone to India to find answers-about her history, healing, and the dream of motherhood. A woman, undone by a third miscarriage and the fracture of her marriage, embarks on a journey of familial self-discovery. From the opening passages of The Storyteller’s Secret I was transfixed by author Sejal Badani’s ability to infuse beauty into tragedy. ![]()
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