Rani Manicka

The battle for a boys soul has begun. An alternative vision of our origins told through a moving and highly engaging paranormal metaphysical story. Black has spent his entire life cocooned in his bedroom until one day he is visited by a mysterious Inter-dimensional being. The being offers him a wondrous and thrilling adventure in exchange for help. On the journey he meets Dakota, the beautiful but damaged girl whose masters, are a secretive dark hierarchy who seek to trap Black in a game laced with seduction, betrayal and murder. Stalked by a deadly foe, Black must use his metaphysical powers to defeat the ancient evil that stalks him. If he fails, the consequences will not only impact those he loves, but all of mankind. Rani Manicka is an International best-selling novelist and the author of three previous books. Her works have been translated in 26 languages. Black Jack is her fourth and latest novel. A provocative, unforgettable tale that questions the beliefs that lie at the very heart of humankind. Based on the ancient Gnostic gospels of the Nag Hammadi texts, the book attempts to address the difficult issues that humanity wrestles with on a daily basis;envy, greed, lust, loyalty, sexual deviance and pedophilia. It seeks answers to compelling questions - Is God real? Who is the Devil?

Black Jack

The Japanese Lover

THE BALINESE TWINS - Beautiful and exotic, they exchange an island paradise for the shabby squalor of London, and innocence for corruption. THE SICILIAN- Ricky Delgado strikes a devil's bargain with a blood goddess: 'Build my temple and bring me the souls of damaged people, and you will see what rewards I give.' THE COURTESAN - Elizabeth makes her living from men's desire. With a flick of the switch in her head, she feels nothing: no pain, no hate, no sorrow, no joy. THE ARTIST - Anis takes to painting as an outlet for his rage. His artist's eye knows his subjects before they know themselves, and he paints them all, a gallery of broken people. Can they escape the deadly web of decadence and sin?

Touching Earth

Madre del riso

"Nothing in Lakshmi's childhood, running carefree and barefoot on the sun-baked earth amid the coconut and mango trees of Ceylon, could have prepared her for what life was to bring her. At fourteen, she finds herself traded in marriage to a stranger across the ocean in the fascinating land of Malaysia. Duped into thinking her new husband is wealthy, she instead finds herself struggling to raise a family with a man too impractical to face reality and a world that is, by turns, unyielding and amazing, brutal and beautiful. Giving birth to a child every year until she is nineteen, Lakshmi becomes a formidable matriarch, determined to wrest from the world a better life for her daughters and sons and to face every new challenge with almost mythic strength."

"By sheer willpower Lakshmi survives the nightmare of World War II and the Japanese occupation - but not unscathed. The family bears deep scars on its back and in turn inflicts those wounds on the next generation. But it is not until Lakshmi's great-granddaughter, Nisha, pieces together the mosaic of her family history that the legacy of the Rice Mother bears fruit."--Jacket.

The rice mother

Con la exuberante Malasia invadida por el ejército nipón como telón de fondo, la sensualidad de una mujer convertida en geisha en manos de un oficial japonés se transforma en una apasionante historia de amor prohibido en tiempos de guerra. Una mujer, un oficial enemigo y un amor que nadie podría sospechar. En Malasia, en los albores de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, tras un matrimonio concertado, Parvathi vive sin grandes alicientes en la opulenta mansión de su marido, un hombre mucho mayor que ella que prácticamente la desprecia. Solo gracias a la ayuda de una cocinera llena de sabiduría y a un criado que la ama en secreto, Parvathi logra seguir adelante. Pero la invasión japonesa del país cambia su vida ya que, tras el saqueo y la ocupación de su propio hogar, Parvathi se ve obligada a convertirse en la geisha y amante del oficial japonés al mando. Sin embargo, lo que empieza como el mayor de los sacrificios pronto se transforma en un amor prohibido que hará surgir en ella sensaciones que jamás había experimentado. Tal vez un amor que puede ir más allá de las fronteras de la guerra. La historia de amor prohibido entre una mujer convertida en geisha y un oficial japonés es el hilo argumental de la conmovedora novela con la que Rani Manicka confirma el merecidísimo éxito de su novela anterior, Madre del arroz. Reseñas: «Una novela fascinante y conmovedora en la que Rani Manicka, la autora del gran éxito Madre del arroz, recrea una épica historia de amor, pérdida y destinos universales.» Publishers Weekly «Una lectura maravillosa, realista y llena de color.» Choice «Una historia de amor alejada de cualquier convencionalismo y narrada con gran imaginación que nos traslada a un pasado exótico habitado por personajes asombrosos.» She

El amante japonés

A compelling glimpse into a captivatingly exotic world of myth and magic. Beguiled by promises of wealth, fourteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and marriage to a man many years her senior. But Ayah has lied to her and her family about his circumstances and in fact he lives in poverty. A woman of formidable energy and intelligence, Lakshmi provides security, if not luxury, for her family, though at a considerable emotional cost. Then the Japanese army invades during WWII. The family bears deep scars and inflicts those wounds on the next generation. But in Nisha, Lakshmi's great-granddaughter, it is as if Fate has come full circle . . .

The Rice Mother

A breathtaking and absorbing novel set in Malaysia propelled by the superb storytelling instinct of the author of THE RICE MOTHER. Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father has cheated, supplying a different girl's photograph, and Kasu Marimuthu, furious, threatens to send her home in disgrace. Gradually husband and wife reach an accommodation and the naïve young girl learns to assume the air of sophisticated mistress of a luxurious estate. She even adopts his love child and treats Rubini as her own daughter - a generous act which is rewarded by a long-wished-for son. But it is a life without passion and Parvathi dreams of loving - and being loved - with complete abandon. When the Japanese invade Malaya in WW2, they requisition the estate. Marimuthu dies and Parvathi is forced to accept the protection of the Japanese general who has robbed her of her home. For the first time she experiences sexual ecstasy. And gradually, her sworn enemy becomes the lover she has always yearned for . . .

Maleisië, midden vorige eeuw. Het boerenmeisje Parvathi wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan een rijke weduwnaar, die haar schaamteloos mishandelt. Na zijn dood moet Parvathi zijn zoon en stiefdochter alleen opvoeden. Wanneer Maleisië wordt bezet door de Japanners is Parvathi gedwongen de bescherming van een Japanse generaal te accepteren. Elke nacht gaat ze naar hem toe. Langzaam verovert Hatori haar hart en samen met hem ontdekt Parvathi haar eigen seksualiteit. Tot haar Japanse minnaar opnieuw naar het front wordt geroepen.

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