SARI CASTE by Catherine Kirby
Genre: General Fiction
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A courageous voyage through destitution, intrigue and
murder.
Manasa is abandoned by the
man she should marry. He marries her sister instead. Meanwhile Manasa finds
herself pregnant with his child. She flees her Bengali village wondering where
to go. Eventually, she finds herself wandering the streets of Calcutta. Without
money or food, life is a daily struggle. Finally, she is taken on by a brothel.
She is desperately unhappy until she meets a different sort of man. This man
she marries in secret and together they plan her escape from the brothel.
Murder, corruption, and
intrigue threaten to swallow up the new life they attempt to establish in the
beautiful hill country of Darjeeling.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Living in a beautiful part of the West Country of
England since retirement is a dream come true for Catherine and her family. It
took time to adapt after living close to a large town within easy reach of
London. She's been married many more years than she was single, and very
happily to John her husband. They have one disabled daughter who lives with
them. She is beautiful, a great friend to them both, loves books and shares the
same sense of wacky humour.
Catherine has always been
interested in observing people's character and motivations, as well as the
places they live in. It was this that led to her novel Sari Caste. On holiday
in Cyprus some time ago, someone handed her the middle feature of an English
newspaper. This she put to one side with no intention of reading any newspaper
on holiday. That was a rule she never broke. However, in an idle moment,
waiting for her husband to get ready to go out, she picked it up. The story
gripped her and touched her deeply. It told of how young girls from very poor
families were being sold into bogus marriages or sent to brothels in Calcutta
by a ruthless woman who lied to the girls' parents. She told them the girls
would be well educated and found work in return for a 'generous sum. The story
appalled and haunted Catherine. Some years later Sari Caste was the book these
thoughts and feelings became. She wanted others to know.
Tell us 5 random things about you the person, not the author
1) I love to watch the many birds that
visit our garden.
2) I would like to have trained as a
florist. Flowers can be so expressive.
3) I don't like Christmas but I do like
meeting up with friends and family.
4) I'm brushing up on my Math's skill. I
fell behind at school due to a rapid succession of Maths teachers.
5) My husband makes our bread in a bread
machine and it's delicious.
Where to
connect online
Twitter: @Catherinemkirby
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/catherinemcdkirby?ref=tn_tnmn
Website: http://catherinekirby-author.weebly.com/
Blog: http://catherinekirby-author.weebly.com/
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Catherine-Kirby/e/B0034O245I/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Good one, Catherine! Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteTom Winton