The book is written in a style I'm not familiar with. Chapters begin with scenes, which apparently seems not connected with the last chapter. But along the way reading the book, I found it was a genius way of refering to the precious chapters.The book covers some feminist subjects in India. And very disturbing to me was the rape of a young girl and how it affected the lives of her loved ones. How her dad came to know the reason and the wall of silence he experienced when questioning her 'friends'. This is still an actual subject in India.This book was an eyeopener for me. There was a time when it was difficult to find Indian authors beyond the two literary giants of Naipaul and Rushdie. Now it is fantastic that they are everywhere and Indian-American authors as well. I picked up this novel on a recommendation and it started with great promise, the tangible feel of an India that has been taken over with outsourcing kings and international dealings. But the plot became quickly muddled and while there were universal themes of children, love, loss, etc. It did not play against the cultural backdrop that would have made it far more interesting. This novel could have played out much the same in the American South. It was a disappointment.
What do You think about The Lilac House: A Novel (2012)?
I cannot get I to this book!! I'm going to give it another try though.
—aspedisca
