08 Oct / The Sari Shop by Rupa Bajwa [in AsianWeek]
Oh, wow!! What a compelling debut novel: Lonely, orphaned Ramchand, cheated out of any inheritance, works in a small sari shop. His quiet existence is challenged by two extremes: the overindulged, hypocritical life of the privileged rich and the abused, shattered life of the forgotten poor. No deus ex machina happy ending here – only a heartbreaking reality from which you cannot turn away.
Review: “New and Notable Books,” AsianWeek, October 8, 2004
Readers: Adult
Published: 2004
By in Adult Readers, Fiction, Indian, Repost, South Asian
Tags > AsianWeek, BookDragon, Coming-of-age, Haves vs. have-nots, Personal transformation, Rupa Bajwa, Sari Shop