Another book I bought for the Virtual Asian Book Box, which I am really looking forward to reading before it is sent on.

I'm really glad that I bought this book for the Asian VBB. A fantastic epic with an easy to read style.

The Times quote from the back cover had it right..."An extraordinary epic, THE GLASS PALACE, is a masterful novel of love, war and family and presents us with a band of memorable characters, spread across Burma, Malaya and India and across three generations - before the door to Burma closes behind them, and the glittering light of that civilisation seems extinguished.

Amitav Ghosh is such a fantastic and seductive wrtier... a deeply serious writer, sure of his human and historical insights and confident in his ability to communicate them. I cannot think of another contemporary writer with whom it would be this thrilling to go so far, so fast."

The book arrived safely today. Thanks so much, Dancesports! I'm really looking forward to reading it.

Thanks also for the lovely postcard. It makes me feel a little warmer on this chilly day.

This was a wonderful, sad book. I learned so much about the history of these intertwined countries.

This will be travelling to ApoloniaX sometime this week.

Thanks, Dancesports, for sharing!

CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:

Sent by surface mail to ApoloniaX, who chose it from the Contemporary Asian VBB.

I hope you enjoy it!

Just received the book! Love the cover picture!
And it came along with a bar of organic Black Masala Chai chocolate, yummy...
Thank you, jumpingin!

An amazing epic novel, spanning more than 100 years, set in Burma and Malaya and India. A lot of research seems to have gone into this book, there are great descriptions, and the language is brilliant. Sometimes I found some time jumps a bit irritating – it is very detailed for a while and then the plot jumps ahead too much. Maybe a bit too ambitious… But this is just a minor flaw.
Unputdownable. A page-tuner. A masterpiece.

Off to Annimanni,
who chose it from the South-East Asian VBB.

Received with thanks :)

Enjoy!