false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1188933505m/1830593.jpg 1830593 4 <B>The highly acclaimed debut is Devyani Saltzman's remarkable story of reconnecting with her mother, award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta, in India and Sri Lanka during the production of the Oscar®-nominated film <I>Water</I>.</B><BR><BR>In <I>Shooting Water</I>, Devyani Saltzman recounts her experience straddling the separate worlds of her divorced parents in Canada and India&#151;navigating between two religions (Hindu and Jewish), two traditions, two cultures, and two people&#151;belonging to both and to neither at once. This cross-cultural memoir chronicles her life-changing experiences in India and Sri Lanka, the struggle to produce the controversial Oscar®-nominated film, and the emergence of a deeper understanding between mother and daughter.<BR><BR>This trade paperback edition features a reading group guide that includes an interview with the author and discussion questions. 16 black-and-white photos, maps. 1830446 2006 Shooting Water: A Memoir of Second Chances, Family, and Filmmaking total:36|5:7|4:12|3:13|2:3|1:1| 36 129 48 11 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 03 15:43:16 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 07:43:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 08 06:16:07 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 00:33:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 01 09:55:21 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 07:41:20 -0700 2009 Water and this book allowed me to better understand and appreciate the film. I would recommend seeing the film before reading the book, otherwise you will miss a lot of the references.

Throughout the book, I liked Devyani, even though her writing style is a bit awkward and self-i...more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 03 08:06:13 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 20:21:56 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sun Jun 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 03 08:15:36 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 13:19:11 -0700 2008 Water is one of my favorite movies and I was interested in learning about the process of making it, however, Devyani Saltzman's book seemed to drag in several places. It's worth reading for fans of the movie, but the information about Saltzman's personal history just wasn't interesting. She's writ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jan 20 18:55:48 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 18:56:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 06:08:31 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 06:11:13 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Apr 07 12:44:12 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 09 21:59:27 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Aug 12 10:57:52 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 11:34:54 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Wed Aug 20 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 23 07:27:38 -0800 2008 Wed Aug 20 06:53:35 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Wed Aug 06 10:48:50 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 10:49:41 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 22:39:40 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 22:39:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Aug 11 18:02:25 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:02:25 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 15 09:12:12 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 09:12:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu May 07 18:48:24 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 18:48:24 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Thu Feb 12 06:54:14 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 06:54:14 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 00:33:06 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 23:37:57 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Sat Nov 22 08:06:38 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 06 05:50:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 01 11:56:32 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 11:56:32 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Thu Oct 16 19:25:40 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 01 19:23:40 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 16 19:25:40 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1830593