"To read [Anjana Appachana] as a young college student was not only intoxicating, it was soul-changing. It was metanoia." —Junot Diaz
"Blending emotional depth with elements of melodrama reminiscent of popular Indian films, Appachana succeeds in drawing us deep into this complex vision of shattered happiness and withered dreams… She convincingly portrays the strains on women in modern India' - Andersen Tepper, New York Times Book Review on Listening Now
"A vivid mosaic of Indian life… A panorama filled with insight and surprise, inviting, absorbing and satisfying." —Boston Globe on Listening Now
"Appachana is an extremely gifted writer." —Sunday Observer on Incantations
"Appachana's stories proclaim a versatile and exciting talent." —New Statesman and Society on Incantations
Mallika is a painfully shy young woman growing up in the heart of a close-knit, sometimes stifling, New Delhi colony. Though she is surrounded by love, her life is complicated by secrets that she, her mother and her aunt work hard to keep. After suffering a trauma aged 19, Mallika loses three days of her memory and slowly spirals into a deep depression. She must find a way out of this abyss, back to herself and those she cares about. But she must also hide her mental illness from her community. In a narrative that unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, the astonishing story of these characters' lives emerges. As each gives voice to contending with their own struggles, secrets and silences shatter.
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Mallika is a painfully shy young woman growing up in the heart of a close-knit, sometimes stifling, New Delhi colony. Though she is surrounded by love, her life is complicated by secrets that she, her mother and her aunt work hard to keep. After suffering a trauma aged 19, Mallika loses three days of her memory and slowly spirals into a deep depression. She must find a way out of this abyss, back to herself and those she cares about. But she must also hide her mental illness from her community. In a narrative that unfolds elliptically from the perspectives of Mallika and the seven people closest to her, the astonishing story of these characters' lives emerges. As each gives voice to contending with their own struggles, secrets and silences shatter.
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| BN ID: | 2940178260289 |
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| Publisher: | Oakhill Publishing |
| Publication date: | 01/17/2023 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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