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Heat and Dust
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The narrator is a young woman travelling to India to research and reconnect with a long lost member of her family, Olivia, who lived there during the 1920's. This is a well written and compelling story, where the lives of the two women come together and their experiences of and in India mirror each other to a certain extent. Recommended.... »
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The Householder: A Novel
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The Householder is by no means a boring book... nor is it an unitelligent one. It certainly studies the thought processes of its protagonist, Prem, deeply and acutely. Its light and entertaining in its own way.
However, I could not in the end understand what the story was all about, neither could I relate it to the present times. Perhaps i... »
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Shards of Memory
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An insightful novel that shows family relationships across generations. Jhabvala also does a superb job of portraying the extreme and at times ridiculous subservience of some of the family members to the words of a so-called spiritual "Master." The resemblance of the "Master" to Gurdjieff is quite striking, in my opinion. ... »
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Travelers
It's been over a year since I completed this book. I originally picked it up at my local bookstore when I was in need of reading material for a bus trip ... »
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Out of India: Selected Stories
Now that I've experienced Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's India, I'm keen to read more of her remarkable fiction. In some of these short stories, woman's conflict... »
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Esmond in India
Reading this book which takes place in India "was like being not in a different part of this world but in another world altogether, in another reality" to... »
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Three Continents
I really looked forward to reading another of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's books after devouring Heat and Dust but this was a real disappointment. The two youn... »
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Get Ready for Battle
Slow start but engaging and entertaining novella which portrays Indian culture at the crossroads with western influence. This story is written in such a ... »
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