Atlante dell'ignoto

This is a story which had potential as it follows the lives of two sisters from a Christian family in Kerala, with their interactions & experiences with multiple cultures. As a debut work of the author, I suppose there will always be some learnings for the next one. For me, this one fell short, larg Leggi tutto

I enjoyed this book well enough. We are following the Vallara family--a Christian family from Kerala, India. Was interesting to get that perspective of Christians interacting with the larger Hindu and Muslims communities. (Scant attention was paid to the limited amount of Jews, mostly when Anju was

Apparently a lot of people ate this book up and out came stars. I never felt I was in the story and the characters didn't touch me. While I understood the quest for identity and the cultural shock, I just didn't feel the story flow inside of me. I read a review on Amazon, and they stated that the 's Leggi tutto

It's hard to believe that this is Tania James' debut novel. I loved the plot, and the writing was absolutely top-notch. Dark at times, downright funny in parts, on the whole, this is a wonderfully poignant story. Anju and Linno Vallara are sisters from Kumarakom in Kerala. Anju, the younger one, is a Leggi tutto

In Atlas of Unknowns, first time novelist Tania James, tells the funny and honest story of two sisters trying to find their places in this world amidst betrayal and haunting secrets. The older sister, Linno, is scarred by an unfortunate accident and the truth behind her mother's death. She's a gifte Leggi tutto

It is about the experience of Indians in India and in the U.S., and their perception of America, from the perspective of India, and when they are here. It is about the traumas that befall and connections that sustain family, the senses of responsibility and guilt for what we do to others in our fami Leggi tutto