My Sainted Aunts
by Bulbul Sharma | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0144001411 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0144001411 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Annimanni of Espoo, Uusimaa / Nyland Finland on 3/31/2008
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Bought this while on holiday in India.
From the back:
"'The day Mayadevi turned sixty-eight, seventy or seventy-five years old (her date of birth was an ever-changing fact linked to her moods), she decided to go to London.'
Thus begins Bulbul Sharma's delightful collection of stories about her aunts, young and old, tetchy and unpredictable, brave and exasperating. One aunt thinks nothing of leaving her village to walk up high mountains in search of peace and shelter, another ends up with a husband who cannot cope with the daily humiliation of having to look up at his tall wife, and a third enters service in a palace that every day sinks deeper into the pond beneath its foundation.
Illuminated by a vast compassion for the travails of women struggling to cope with changing lifestyles and traditions, My Sainted Aunts is as much an insight into the life of a lost generation as it is a rollicking read."
From the back:
"'The day Mayadevi turned sixty-eight, seventy or seventy-five years old (her date of birth was an ever-changing fact linked to her moods), she decided to go to London.'
Thus begins Bulbul Sharma's delightful collection of stories about her aunts, young and old, tetchy and unpredictable, brave and exasperating. One aunt thinks nothing of leaving her village to walk up high mountains in search of peace and shelter, another ends up with a husband who cannot cope with the daily humiliation of having to look up at his tall wife, and a third enters service in a palace that every day sinks deeper into the pond beneath its foundation.
Illuminated by a vast compassion for the travails of women struggling to cope with changing lifestyles and traditions, My Sainted Aunts is as much an insight into the life of a lost generation as it is a rollicking read."
Wonderful stories filled with interesting characters with lots of warm humour.
As the name suggests, these stories focus on the lives of women, who are mostly portrayed with a sympathetic eye. Men are treated more harshly. Most of Sharma's women are strong-willed and articulate, there are no wallflowers here.
Sharma doesn't delve very deep into the characters but tends to keep the tone entertaining and light-hearted instead. There's also always a lesson to learn in each story. To me, the stories evoke a lively sense of India, which makes them even more interesting.
My favourite stories were Mayadevi's London yatra, Aunts and their ailments and R.C.'s first holiday.
As the name suggests, these stories focus on the lives of women, who are mostly portrayed with a sympathetic eye. Men are treated more harshly. Most of Sharma's women are strong-willed and articulate, there are no wallflowers here.
Sharma doesn't delve very deep into the characters but tends to keep the tone entertaining and light-hearted instead. There's also always a lesson to learn in each story. To me, the stories evoke a lively sense of India, which makes them even more interesting.
My favourite stories were Mayadevi's London yatra, Aunts and their ailments and R.C.'s first holiday.
Now on its way to Australia and wendyv, who picked it from the Global Village VBB. Enjoy!
