Sita, an illiterate girl, is given as a child bride to a boy with a secret that threatens to bring shame upon his family. Feeling thwarted within t...
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Feb 08, 2012
Pamela J
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This novel is Alexander's first, which comes as no surprise as much of the characters' inner conflicts seem too quickly resolved, especially the US born siblings and their father. Sita, the weaver and dying matriarch, must die---a bit cliche and a bit 'Greek', as in tragic--so that the lives of her brother and his adult children can be transformed and lived openly and truthfully. (If only life could be as easily written as fiction!)
As others have noted, the multiple points of views (pov) wo More...
As others have noted, the multiple points of views (pov) wo More...
Nov 02, 2009
Martha
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Sita, an Indian girl and the main character in Usha Alexander’s Only the Eyes are Mine, is married at about age 10. After three or years or so, she experiences her first menses and goes to live with her husband and his family, where she learns the art of weaving from her mother-in-law, whom Sita soon surpasses in ability.
That weaving is a perfect metaphor for a book in which the characters entwine so seamlessly as the story flows from Sita as an old woman caring for her brother’s fam More...
That weaving is a perfect metaphor for a book in which the characters entwine so seamlessly as the story flows from Sita as an old woman caring for her brother’s fam More...
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