Cinnamon gardens
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Word Count
97,250 words, Guess
Page Count
389 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL18496635M
- ISBN-100771079559
- OCLC Control Number50664950
- Internet Archivecinnamongardens00selv_0
- Library of Congress Control Number98931435
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- Goodreads1637991
- LibraryThing87644
Classifications
- DDCC813/.54
Description
Set among the upper classes in the gracious, repressive world of 1920s Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), Cinnamon Gardens by Shyam Selvadurai tells the intertwined stories of two extraordinary characters. Annalukshmi is a strong-willed young woman whose family is intent upon arranging a proper marriage for her, forcing her to question whether the independence she craves will doom her to a life without love and companionship. Her uncle Balendran, respectably married, struggles to suppress his secret desire for men. The sudden arrival of a former lover, however, threatens to destroy his carefully constructed world. Both Annalukshmi and Balendran must determine if it is possible to pursue personal happiness without compromising the happiness of others. And both must draw on hidden reserves to resist the pressures of society and, even more crushing, the expectations they have placed on themselves.
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