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One freezing winter morning a dead body is found in the backyard of the Dharma family’s house. It’s the body of Anu Krishnan.

For Anu, a writer seeking a secluded retreat from the city, the Dharmas’ “back-house” in the sleepy mountain town of Merrit’s Point was the ideal spot to take a year off and begin writing. She had found the Dharmas’ rental through a happy coincidenc...more

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Published September 20th 2011 by Knopf Canada

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Jan 31, 2012 Jackleen rated it 5 of 5 stars

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This book will grab your attention from page one and will linger in your mind long after completion. It is a thought provoking book concerning family secrets, an unexplainable death of a tenant and an isolated family invested in maintaining a good family name. The cold harsh setting of a small Canadian town springs to life in Anita Rau Badami beautiful lyrical writing. The Dharma family- consisting of autocratic Vikram; his aged mother Akka, who has chilling secrets of her own; sweet gentle Suma...more This book will grab your attention from page one and will linger in your mind long after completion. It is a thought provoking book concerning family secrets, an unexplainable death of a tenant and an isolated family invested in maintaining a good family name. The cold harsh setting of a small Canadian town springs to life in Anita Rau Badami beautiful lyrical writing. The Dharma family- consisting of autocratic Vikram; his aged mother Akka, who has chilling secrets of her own; sweet gentle Suman, Vikram's second wife, newly immigrated from India and rushed into marriage; the troubled teenage daughter Varsha, abandoned by her first mother; and Hemant, the sensitive seven year old, haunted by ghosts- live at the end of a barren lonely road outside of a town called Merrit's Point, referred to as Hell by old Akka. Everyone loves secrets, and this story is all about secrets, who you tell... who you don't...but when you are 7 and have to tell, you tell it to the tree.
This puzzle of a story is told from four view points Suman, Ana, the tenant, and the two children Varsha and Hemant. The characters come alive in your mind. Each is given an unique voice expressing alternate views of the story. Each piece of this jig saw puzzle flows smoothly into the next, until a complete chilling picture is revealed at the end.
This book will have buzz...people will talk about this book...book clubs will vote to include it in their reading lists. In Tell it to the Trees, Anita Rau Badami evokes a chilling depth of insight into the psychological aspects of a dysfunctional abusive family. This is a book that all women should read, all men should read. This is one of those important books that come along every so often that can change how people view unmentionable aspects of our society. Most books are read for pleasure, entertainment, and, make no mistake, there is a very good mystery story in this book, but, very few go to the heart of such difficult and mostly hidden aspects of our society with such a sense intimate feeling. This book goes beyond entertainment; this is a cautionary tale of isolation and abuse. Tell it to the Trees describes the cycle of abuse and how it passes down the generations. As Suman dreams of escape, Badami describes how such a situation can entrap, ensnare and beat you down until you are capable of fabricating excuses for inexcusable behaviour. Why does she not just leave, is often queried with regard to women who suffer from abuse. This book will show you why. But more importantly, it will clearly show why you should get out, for yourself and your children. Does Suman get out in time? We can only hope...

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Apr 21, 2013 Bibi rated it 3 of 5 stars

Tell it to the trees by Anita Rau Badami is more than just an immigrant story. It is a story of a close knit family where the family name is paramount. "The Dharmas are spotless and ab-SO-olutely perfect" so the belt connects with hidden places (back or legs) where nobody can see. This is a dark novel which centres on secrets and abuse.

Vikram is the autocratic, manipulative, controlling figure in this dysfunctional family. Suman is his second wife brought over to Canada from India because he jud...more Tell it to the trees by Anita Rau Badami is more than just an immigrant story. It is a story of a close knit family where the family name is paramount. "The Dharmas are spotless and ab-SO-olutely perfect" so the belt connects with hidden places (back or legs) where nobody can see. This is a dark novel which centres on secrets and abuse.

Vikram is the autocratic, manipulative, controlling figure in this dysfunctional family. Suman is his second wife brought over to Canada from India because he judged her character well and it suited him perfectly for he saw her "as a woman who could be moulded, who would be submissive to his needs and the needs of his household". And Suman did not disappoint, she later described herself as follows:

"I am a follower of rules. I do not have the courage to break them. I cannot bring myself to fight back against the things I know are wrong or to stand up for things that are right."

The story is told through the points of view of four narrators - the two children (Varsha & Hemant), the mother (Suman), and the family's tenant - Anu - through her journal. The book opens with the death of Anu and this gripping starter has the readers turning the page eagerly to find out what next.

The four narrators are well developed characters while others, such as Akka - the grandmother, and Vikram - the father, were only fashioned based on bits and pieces provided by the narrators. Akka has secrets of her own and Vikram is portrayed as the typical abuser manifesting mood swings and regretful tears. His "why do you make me do this?" is common of abusers who attempt to affix blame on someone else. Varsha is terrified that her stepmother would leave her as her own mother did and she forged a strange bond with her half-brother, Hemant. The family dynamics are both tragic and absorbing which makes Tell it to the Trees, an engaging story.

An easy, fast read, this book also gives a glimpse of life in India, the customs, religious practices, and the role of women. The ending is both unusual and interesting but it left the reader wanting more. There are also unanswered questions such as what drew the Dharmas to a remote town outside of Vancouver; what secrets did Akka not reveal. Nevertheless, it is a fascinating tale about the cost of preserving and protecting the family name and about violence which transcends several generations.
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Apr 29, 2012 Ian rated it 3 of 5 stars

Anita Rau Badami is an excellent writer. Her previous novels bear this out. Her writing is fluid and graceful, she gives us characters we care about and creates complete worlds in which her readers cannot help but immerse themselves. Her depictions of Indian family life, in stories set both here and in India, are morally complex, rich in detail, and find their crux in the cultural tensions that exist between east and west. It is disappointing then to report that her latest novel, Tell it to the...more Anita Rau Badami is an excellent writer. Her previous novels bear this out. Her writing is fluid and graceful, she gives us characters we care about and creates complete worlds in which her readers cannot help but immerse themselves. Her depictions of Indian family life, in stories set both here and in India, are morally complex, rich in detail, and find their crux in the cultural tensions that exist between east and west. It is disappointing then to report that her latest novel, Tell it to the Trees, falls short of the high standard she has thus far set for herself. At a basic level, this story of the unhappy Dharma family living in isolated Merrit's Point in northern British Columbia seems ill-conceived. Many of the elements which we find in Badami's other novels are here, but remain stubbornly unrealized throughout the narrative, which at its close comes across as cliched and trivial. Vikram Dharma has lived in the same house in Merrit's Point since he was a boy, a house built by his immigrant father. The current inhabitants are Vikram, his second wife Suman, Varsha (Vikram's daughter by his first wife), Hemant (his and Suman's son), and Akka, Vikram's elderly mother. Vikram is a bully with a quick temper, who rules his family through cruelty, terror and humiliation. His beautiful and temperamental first wife was in the process of escaping when she was killed in a road accident. His response to this was to travel to India and select a second wife, the unassertive Suman, who arrives in Merrit's Point with no clue of what's in store for her. Hemant is born a few years later, by which time Suman has been beaten and taunted into subservience. Akka knows what her son is (his father was much the same) but is too old and weak to do anything but sympathize with Suman in her plight. Into this hive of domestic bliss enters Anu, a thoroughly westernized woman of Indian background who, years before, attended school with Vikram, though he has no memory of her. Vikram's work hours have been cut and to make ends meet he is forced to rent out the smaller house at the back of the property, and Anu answers the advert, agreeing to stay for the year in order to write. Being an observant sort, it does not take long for Anu to suspect that not all is right with the Dharma household, and she approaches Suman with an offer to help her escape. The tragedy that ensues is not necessarily the one we expect, but by the time the gaps are filled in and the story is complete, the circumstances that bring the tragedy about seem so staged and contrived that its emotional impact is severely blunted. It is not that the circumstances are unbelievable, but they and everything about this story are delivered in black and white rather than shades of grey, to the point where the absolute divide between good and evil leaves the reader wondering if she has strayed into Steven King territory. Badami's prose is every bit as lush and evocative as it usually is, and she writes convincingly from several perspectives. But in the final analysis Tell it to the Trees resists the reader's efforts to fully engage with the story. It seems a regression in the career of a writer whose earlier works received much praise and recognition, all of it deserved. Let's hope this is just a temporary setback.(less)

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Mar 06, 2012 Doreen rated it 4 of 5 stars

The book tells the story of the Dharma family living outside an isolated small town in northern British Columbia. Its members include Vikram, who went to India to arrange his second marriage to Suman, a quiet, gentle woman. The couple has a son, Hemant, but Suman is also stepmother to Varsha, a teenager who, because of the loss of her mother, fears losing Suman and becomes very possessive of her half-brother as well. Akka, Vikram's elderly and sickly mother, is the fifth member of the household....more

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Feb 12, 2012 Charles rated it 3 of 5 stars

A dark novel about a dysfunctional family of E.Indian extraction living in a small N.BC town.
The father Vikram is a cyclothymic manipulative abusive man whose 1st wife Helen leaves him & their daughter Varsha. He remarries to a 2nd wife Suman, he finds in India & fathers a boy Hemant who is totally under the domination of his half-sister. Vikram abuses the submissive Suman & the 2 children physically & verbally. This is kept secret except that the children confess their secrets t...more

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Sep 16, 2011 Gail Amendt rated it 5 of 5 stars

I won this book on a Goodreads giveaway, and did not know what to expect. It turned out to be one of the most gripping reads I have had in a long time. I couldn't put it down.

The story begins with the discovery of the frozen body of their tenant in the backyard of the Dharma family's isolated Northern B.C. home. What follows is the gradual unfolding of the events leading up to the death, told from the perspectives of the two children of the family, the mother, and the tenant herself through her...more

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Nov 17, 2012 Shonna Froebel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: canadian

Set in the outskirts of a small mountain town in British Columbia, this novel follows an Indo-Canadian family of a father Vikram, his second wife Suman, his teen daughter Varsha, his small son Hemant, and his aging mother Akka.Vikram is an authoritarian figure, demanding a level of control of his family beyond normal. Suman has come to Canada as part of an arranged marriage and is both eager to please and isolated. Varsha feels abandoned by her mother, who died in an accident. Akka is a woman wh...more

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Nov 17, 2011 Stéphanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, canada, general

You have a secret? Then tell it to the trees.

This book is full of family secrets and everything needs to be kept quiet for the good of the family name. The Dharmas live in a small northern B.C. town and the Indian-Canadian family includes the father Vikram, his gentle wife Suman, his mother Akka and his two children, Varsha and Hemant.

One day, Vikram decides to welcome a tenant in the back house and Anu is thrilled by the silence of the land. Neighbours are far away so it's perfect for her goal...more

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Nov 15, 2011 Emma rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: post-uni

The Dharma family live in an isolated house in Merrit’s Point, a small town in northern British Columbia. One February morning their tenant, Anu, is found dead in the snow from hypothermia. Tell it to the Trees tells the story of the Dharma family in the months leading up to Anu’s death. Vikram Dharma abuses his wife and children, and led his first wife to run away. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Varsha, is terrified that her stepmother will leave her like her mother did. Suman has been married...more The Dharma family live in an isolated house in Merrit’s Point, a small town in northern British Columbia. One February morning their tenant, Anu, is found dead in the snow from hypothermia. Tell it to the Trees tells the story of the Dharma family in the months leading up to Anu’s death. Vikram Dharma abuses his wife and children, and led his first wife to run away. His thirteen-year-old daughter, Varsha, is terrified that her stepmother will leave her like her mother did. Suman has been married to Vikram for eight years and dreams of taking her six-year-old son, Hermant, and leaving. The Dharma family is full of secrets, and the children have learnt to whisper things they could never tell another person to the tree in their yard. Tree will always be there for them and will never reveal their many secrets. When their new tenant Anu comes into their lives and befriends Suman, things begin to change. When Anu witnesses some of the secrets the children must tell only to the trees, she will have to pay with her own life.

I was drawn to Tell it to the Trees because I thought the title was beautiful and poetic. This is the story of a dysfunctional family and what happens when some of their secrets are shared with their tenant, Anu. The novel begins when the body of Anu is found on the Dharma’s property. The story recounts the events leading up to her death, and the family history of the Dharmas. Vikram’s first wife ran away and then died in a car crash. A year later, he traveled to India and married Suman, who moved to Canada to raise his daughter and care for his elderly mother. Vikram is abusive and cruel hearted, and has made Suman hate herself for who she has become. Varsha, Vikram’s daughter, is terrified that Suman will leave her and would rather her stepmother die than run away. Hermant is only six, but is controlled by Varsha and does what ever she says. The family dynamics were both tragic and absorbing, making this an engaging story. The story is told from the point of view of alternating narrators. I thought the writing in the sections from Varsha’s perspective could be awkward, especially in the first pages when she seems much more intelligent than she is in the rest of the novel. However, the sections from Hermant’s point of view were very well done, and it can be difficult to write from the eyes of a young child. I was impressed with the way Badami made you sympathise with each narrator, at least until the end when it was impossible to feel anything for one of the characters. It was frustrating how some of the characters acted at times, although some of their actions were a symptom of the abuse they received from Vikram. There were many times when the story was disturbing and chilling. The author captured the bitter cold of winter and I think that the early descriptions of the cold helped set the mood of the story. I wasn’t completely absorbed in the plot, but I still read it fairly quickly and enjoyed the book as a whole. The ending was left open, and I thought that it worked very well. It made me wish it didn’t have to end. Overall, Tell it to the Trees was a gripping novel about a family that suffers from abuse and the secrets they keep.

I received this e-galley from Random House of Canada.

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Jul 22, 2012 Barth Siemens rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Anita Rau Badami has done a wonderful job of compiling several perspectives into one compelling story, in Tell It to the Trees. And the poetic language with which Suman, the protagonist, shares her perspective offers a foretaste of events that will have occurred. We learn about Lalli, Suman's childhood friend, whose father "descended to Madras from northern India." This interesting quote suggests coming south and moving from the mountains to the seaside; it also suggests a change in life, which...more

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Oct 10, 2011 Nicola rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011-books

I was really looking forward to reading this book based on reviews and promotions by Goodreads. I began reading as soon as I downloaded it, despite being in the middle of another book.
Unfortunately I was very disappointed. I felt that the characters were largely undeveloped and rather unlikable. While I wanted to sympathize with Suman and Hemi I found it difficult as I felt as if I did not know them. While I was easily able to dislike Vikram that was based on deeds rather than character develop...more

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May 09, 2013 Brian added it

Reading Tell It to the Trees by Anita Rau Badami was neither particularly enjoyable nor instructional. While family abuse is certainly a topical subject, readers looking for some insight into either its causes, dynamics or solutions will be disappointed. The abusers punch and kick and frighten while the victims cower and cover-up—over and over, from multiple points of view. Readers looking for a story will find it difficult to identify with, let alone fall in love with any of the characters. The...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Laura Lockhart rated it 3 of 5 stars

This was an interesting book with a good plot. I did not like the set up, one characters view per chapter, it became too repetitive. Each character told the events over, with a new event or two added in.
Akka made me very angry, I felt she should have done more, I'm not sure if that's cultural (older generation woman) or negligence.
The father of course ticked me off which I'm sure was intended by the author. However I am wondering about the reality of Varsha's character, wouldn't that kind of ev...more

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Sep 08, 2012 Jean Oram rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: commercial-fiction

I think part of my problem was that I read this one fast in hopes of getting it done in time for book club. (No, I did not succeed. And yes, the ending was revealed to me ahead of time. But no, the ending wasn't a shocker. At least for me.)

Anita is a beautiful writer and describes things well and in an unique and interesting way.

Something that was mentioned in book club was that the story felt simple. A lot of people were hoping the storylines could be deepened. I get that, but at the same time,...more

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Sep 23, 2011 Chia-Yu rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads

I won this book from the Goodreads giveaway, and was very excited about it as I quite enjoyed Badami's other book, "Can you hear the nightbird call?". This is a very "gripping" book and somehow a bit spine-chilling for me. It was quite different from what I expected though - I was expecting to read another "immigrant-family-in-Canada" type of story. I mean, the family in the story is an immigrant family indeed, but their "problem" is definitely not exclusive to immigrants.

Dharmas' tenant, Anu,...more

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Dec 08, 2011 Sundus rated it 4 of 5 stars

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Mar 21, 2013 Julie rated it 3 of 5 stars

I LOVED LOVED LOVED The Hero's Walk - so I was a bit disappointed with Tell it to the Trees. There is still the same level of attention paid to the characters, and the same sense of slow, impending doom as you read into the book, but something about this book works less effectively. I think that ultimately it is the lack of connection I feel to Varsha, the 13 year old protagonist. I found that in the second half of the book I was flipping pages to get through the plot, without slowing down to en...more

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May 27, 2012 Niki Mclaren rated it 3 of 5 stars

I would rate this book a 3.5 if Goodreads would get their shit together and develop a better rating system! Badami is a great writer and I found myself fully immersed in her story. I particularly liked the depiction of the cultural tensions that arise when one moves from the East to the West, and as always I loved the cold Canadian landscape that I know and love so well. But, that being said, I felt as if the story was a little rushed and not as fully fleshed out as her other novels. The mystery...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Kathy Mcdonald rated it 4 of 5 stars

A good read, good story, moves quickly, wonderful description of an isolated location in British Columbia, one can feel the cold. This story is a real contrast to other books written by Badami, which was neat as it was so unexpected. The Dharma family has a lot of mysteries: from the grandfather who bought the remote piece of land to the anger of his son whose first wife left him and has never been heard from again. Varsha is his daughter from that first marriage and she is terrified that she wi...more

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Oct 27, 2011 Brent rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, canadian-fiction

The four stars are for the writing, not because it was fun to read. The characters are all interesting, even the ones we only get to know tangentially, but most are not very likeable. I was chilled by the book's end. And yet, I keep thinking about it and that definitely marks it as a book of substance.

I was initially drawn to the book because of its unique setting -- an Indo-Canadian family living in the lumbering wilderness of Brtish Columbia, my home province -- but we learn almost nothing abo...more

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May 05, 2012 Neena rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: indian-fiction

Anita Rao Badami is my favourite author and I was expecting so much from this book. But this book disappointed me. It looks like book is written in haste. Storyline is good but the author did not take time to develop the characters fully. All the characters seem kind of unreal. This is the first time that I did not like even a single character from a book. I wanted to like Suman, Akka and Anu's character but could not do it. There was so much scope for their charaters to develop more but author...more

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Nov 22, 2011 Nancy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: canadian-authors

I just finished reading this book. I love Anita Rau Badami and have now read all her books. This book was really well written - I love the changing voices and perspectives given of the same events. Very interesting presentation of male and female roles and power.

But this book was a tough read for sure. The abuse presented on so many levels and the use of secrecy so well integrated - combined with the knowledge that this really happens.

The book reminds of The Shining by Steven King in many ways.

I...more

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Nov 04, 2011 Wendy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: nov-11

This is the story of a murder (in the 1st chapter), family secrets and domestic abuse all within the Dharma family who had immigrated from India to a small isolated town in Northern B.C.

I found it hard to close this book once I had started. The subject matter is very disturbing (various types of domestic abuse) yet the story grabs you. The characters were well-developed and I found that either my heart was breaking for them, I was terrified for them or I loathed them.

This has to be one of the be...more

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May 10, 2012 Gem rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: adultfiction, canadiana, read2012

I definitely have mixed feelings about this book. We seem to end up right where we started so I feel like the plot didn't really go anywhere, and one character's possibility of change at the end is darkly overshadowed by the determination of another character to remain the same.

I gave it four stars because it is an interesting character study and a well-written look into an abusive household. Although being an immigrant in rural Canada is dicussed in this book, the heart of the story is not rea...more

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Jun 19, 2012 Aban (Aby) rated it 4 of 5 stars

What an great read (though not great literature)! It 's lovely to immerse one's self in a book that's hard to put down. This book is about keeping secrets and about violence and the way it affects family members through several generations. It focuses on an East Indian family living in a small town somewhere in rural B.C. Vikram is a controlling, abusive man. His gentle wife -Suman, daughter - Varsha, and son- Hemant live in constant fear of one of Vikram's violent outbursts. His mother, Akka, l...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Zara rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: fiction, cultural-india

The book, Tell It to the Trees, by Anita Rau Badami is a gripping novel about an Indian family that lives in the isolated recluse of the wilderness found in a small town, Merrit’s Point, in northern British Columbia. And much like the setting, the family itself is hidden by the burden of their family secret—the domestic violence of their authoritarian father, Vikram Dharma.

One of Anita Rau Badami’s literary gifts is to be able to speak so effectively through first person narrative. Her prose as...more

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Oct 25, 2011 Laima rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, canadian-authors, 2011-reading-challenge, random-house-books, great-eh

***I won this book from Goodreads as a First Reads giveaway***

Tell it to the Trees by Anita Rau Badami

I found this book hard to put down. It is a very emotionally charged tale of domestic abuse, both physical and psychological, secrets and trauma. The subject matter is very disturbing yet the story is really gripping. It made me feel very angry and upset. The author has certainly done an excellent job – the writing is beautiful, descriptive and pulls the reader in.

In this novel there is an under...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Veronica Sanche rated it 3 of 5 stars

For as far as I was able to read in this novel, I'd give it a three star. The writing is good although there are a few weak spots near the beginning. I couldn't get past page 88 only because the novel deals with physical and emotional abuse by the husband- a topic that is not dear to my heart. The novel also examines the relationship between Suman and her step daughter Varsha. Varsha and her step brother Henant are also affected by the abuse they receive and behave oddly to the events around the...more

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Mar 26, 2013 Doris rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: india

How can I say I really liked this when I'm hoping to soon shake the chilling effect this
dark story had on me? Perhaps because she writes so well (I really like her "The Hero's Walk"--a much more uplifting novel); perhaps because it was done so well it had its intended effect on me.

This tells the frightening, very well written and expertly plotted story of a family mired in
abuse, an evil passed on from a previous generation. The story is told through four voices, all of them sympathetic to one de...more

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Feb 17, 2012 Johanna rated it 3 of 5 stars

I greatly enjoyed Anita Rau Badami's other books. Her Hero's Walk is one of my all time favourite novels. While I appreciated her usual invocative writing style that makes a place and its people come alive, I found the subject matter of this book a little too dark and disturbing for my taste. I found myself closing the book and feeling disappointed. It lacks the depth and sense of a well taken journey that I experienced with her other books.

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