Markandaya, Kamala

Nectar in a sieve

makenna!!! 

dnf 19% : i was reading this for my english class and we never finished it.

Ana Matti

Update: I thought this would just be another boring book we're required to read in school but I'm actually finding it pretty nice.

Amber Laha

I loved this book a whole lot. The writing was beautiful and the story was both beautiful and heartbreaking. This, I believe, gives you a very clear picture of what is like to live and be poor in India(which I think is a majority of people?). I think the only issue I had with this book was that some things would happen out of the blue and I would have appreciated more explanation. But at the same time I know that she wasn't wanting to put too much focus on that and all, but especially when it came to her children I had a hard time knowing if they were hers because she never really told you until something happened to them and then you were told. I felt that I would have felt more for the children if I had known that, but I understood because this was the mother's story. Overall everything was beautiful and I appreciated what was being said. 

I give this a recommend. 

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pass
borrow
recommend or buy
I don't like doing star ratings but since goodreads do that I will show but when I write a review you will see how I rate it in this fashion.

allison chen

Maria Shade

Nectar in a Sieve

Kaela Childers

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Shaana Juntunen Cooper

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Kamala Markandaya

Set in a village in southern India shortly after India gained Independence, Nectar in a Sieve portrays, through the lives of its characters ̶̶ Rukmani, Nathan and their children ̶̶ the hopes and aspirations of a young nation recently embarked on the path of development, surmounting many obstacles along the way. Few novels ever published have celebrated the human spirit, its sheer resilience, with greater success. Originally published in 1954 to instant acclaim, Nectar in a Sieve became an international best-seller and was translated into seventeen languages. This edition introduces a whole new generation to this classic of modern literature.

Nectar in a sieve

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