Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle

Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle
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Publisher : Ethos Books
Total Pages : 183
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ISBN-10 : 9789811860362
ISBN-13 : 981186036X
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Book Synopsis Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle by : Prasanthi Ram

Download or read book Nine Yard Sarees: a short story cycle written by Prasanthi Ram and published by Ethos Books. This book was released on 2023-11-17 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nine Yard Sarees is a multigenerational portrait of a fictional Tamil Brahmin family. Comprising eleven interlinked stories, this short story cycle traces the lives of nine women from 1950 all the way to 2019, shedding light on the community and its evolution through the decades. As the stories take us from India to Singapore, Australia and even America, we follow the experiences of the women in the family: Raji the matriarch who lives in seclusion at an ashram; her daughter Padma who struggles to raise her family the traditional way; Padma’s daughter Keerthana who is about to be married and don the nine yard saree, a symbol of womanhood. Tender, dynamic and full of heart, this cycle is a resonant portrayal of female solidarity and the complexities of the diasporic experience in contemporary Singapore.


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