My Little Boat
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Nareen is out of sync with her world in Rahimgani, where her mother, a progressive poet and a feminist, gave her in marriage. She had hoped to spare her daughter the loneliness of a rebel life. But Nasreen can only connect with the Paris and London of her childhood, with things less simple, more charitable than tradituin, She remains the odd wife of Javed, himself fighting a losing battle for love in his home, and for sanity in post Pokharan and post Babri, Masjid, India. This deeply felt novel eloquently examines the complex issue of identity, the place of an individual in society, the power of history and faith, the burden of memory and love.
Author: Mariam Karim
Format: Paperback, 224 pages
Published: 2003, Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, India
Genre: General & Literary Fiction
Nareen is out of sync with her world in Rahimgani, where her mother, a progressive poet and a feminist, gave her in marriage. She had hoped to spare her daughter the loneliness of a rebel life. But Nasreen can only connect with the Paris and London of her childhood, with things less simple, more charitable than tradituin, She remains the odd wife of Javed, himself fighting a losing battle for love in his home, and for sanity in post Pokharan and post Babri, Masjid, India. This deeply felt novel eloquently examines the complex issue of identity, the place of an individual in society, the power of history and faith, the burden of memory and love.