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A multigenerational narrative that spans the nightmare of World War II and the Japanese occupation, The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world of exotic beauty and vivid characters, where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors. It is a powerful story of laughter and loss, love and betrayal, in a world where ghosts and gods walk hand-in-hand. Perfect for readers of Amy Tan, Isabel Allende, and Arundhati Roy, The Rice Mother marks the luminous debut of a writer whose universal themes will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 164814 14 1938982 2002 The Rice Mother total:471|5:167|4:177|3:95|2:19|1:13| 471 1879 678 93 95806 3.97 492 97 41889932 660108 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 4 3 false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:40:51 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 16:41:04 -0800 2009 more...]]> 14703959 632247 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 2 false Wed Feb 06 03:08:27 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 09:49:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3868123 241317 1522425 034082607X 9780340826072 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184673315m/1522425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1522425.The_Rice_Mother 3.38 8
A multigenerational narrative that spans the nightmare of World War II and the Japanese occupation, The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world of exotic beauty and vivid characters, where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors. It is a powerful story of laughter and loss, love and betrayal, in a world where ghosts and gods walk hand-in-hand. Perfect for readers of Amy Tan, Isabel Allende, and Arundhati Roy, The Rice Mother marks the luminous debut of a writer whose universal themes will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 31 14:52:15 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 02 04:22:09 -0700 2007 The main character, Lakshmi, is not the only one who narrates the events.
We have the opportunity to read some parts of the story narrated by various members of the family and it's amazing to see how Rani Manicka maintained ...more...]]> 3161507 197757 1522425 034082607X 9780340826072 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1184673315m/1522425.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1522425.The_Rice_Mother 3.38 8
A multigenerational narrative that spans the nightmare of World War II and the Japanese occupation, The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world of exotic beauty and vivid characters, where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors. It is a powerful story of laughter and loss, love and betrayal, in a world where ghosts and gods walk hand-in-hand. Perfect for readers of Amy Tan, Isabel Allende, and Arundhati Roy, The Rice Mother marks the luminous debut of a writer whose universal themes will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 1 false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jul 17 04:55:15 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 00:51:57 -0800 2009 more...]]> 57465435 2357833 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 1 false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 23:36:27 -0700 2009 Wed May 27 00:23:18 -0700 2009 Superbly poignant. Being malaysian with similar ancestral history, it was like reading something about my own past - bits and pieces of memories of hearing similar things fro...more...]]> 1348735 92125 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 4 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon May 21 14:54:17 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 19:50:10 -0800 2009 love to travel through my books...

When I don't have enough money to buy a ticket to a far away place, or when the times I wish to visit have already passed a long time ago, I open a book and read. This book took me to Malaysia, into the lives of three generations of wom...more...]]> 67199407 825356 1708667 0340823836 9780340823835 4 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187214852m/1708667.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1708667.Rice_Mother 3.95 20
A multigenerational narrative that spans the nightmare of World War II and the Japanese occupation, The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world of exotic beauty and vivid characters, where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors. It is a powerful story of laughter and loss, love and betrayal, in a world where ghosts and gods walk hand-in-hand. Perfect for readers of Amy Tan, Isabel Allende, and Arundhati Roy, The Rice Mother marks the luminous debut of a writer whose universal themes will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 0 false Tue Feb 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Aug 13 03:16:28 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 03:16:28 -0700 2009 It is regrettable that th...more...]]> 66031899 1379495 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 0 false Sun Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 03 13:06:43 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 20:53:09 -0700 2009
Rani Manicka’s dark, complicated, and violent first novel, The Rice Mother, tells the story of a family living in 20t...more...]]> 60117838 2430630 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 0 true Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 17 19:57:08 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 17 20:03:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 34209730 1576130 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 4 1 false Tue Sep 30 11:56:29 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 12:34:56 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 2072111 136780 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 2 0 false Mon Jun 18 04:33:36 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 18 04:33:36 -0700 2007 The description of things, personage and places, is so vivid that it really moves you. It is very meticulous without boring the readers. My first encounter with Indian author was with Jhumpa Lahiri wh...more...]]> 11992996 238435 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 08 13:27:28 -0800 2008 Tue Feb 12 15:08:16 -0800 2008
I also liked the way the characters were presented, how their stories were told in the first per...more...]]> 63544124 1701263 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 0 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:51:51 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 14 21:54:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77651621 691748 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 4 0 false Fri Nov 13 09:39:46 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 09:45:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 68797795 2663565 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Aug 25 03:02:51 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 03:05:23 -0700 2009 67104463 2595111 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 4 0 false Wed Aug 12 11:46:44 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 11:49:36 -0700 2009 39568360 1171520 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 0 false Tue Dec 16 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 21:12:22 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 16 07:55:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 44028597 862589 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:27:18 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 23:29:28 -0800 2009 4814376 130577 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 3 0 false Wed Aug 29 14:38:39 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 10:41:03 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 20 10:41:03 -0700 2007 more...]]> 42330154 1850734 164814 0142004545 9780142004548 78 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172338803m/164814.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/164814.The_Rice_Mother 4.00 422 The Rice Mother gorgeously evokes a world where small pleasures offset unimaginable horrors, where ghosts and gods walk hand in hand. It marks the triumphant debut of a writer whose wisdom and soaring prose will touch readers, especially women, the world over.]]> 5 0 false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jan 08 05:03:39 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 05:03:39 -0800 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2146963