Tiger Hills
Author(s): Sarita Mandanna
When a flock of herons wheeled overhead at the moment of Devi's birth, it seemed that her life would be touched by fate...As a child, Devi befriends a young boy whose mother has died in tragic circumstances. Over the years, Devi and Devanna become inseparable as they go to school together and learn more about the extended family that surrounds them. However things change when Devi meets Muthi, a young man who has killed a tiger and is feted as a hero. Although she is still a child and Muthi is a man, Devi vows that one day she will marry him. It is this love that will gradually drive a wedge between her and her friend Devanna, who has been taken under the wing of a local missionary. For Devi is blind to the fact that Devanna himself has fallen for her. Devanna leaves the village to study medicine, in the hope that when he returns Devi will see his worth and return his love, but then a tragedy changes the fate of all three, with far-reaching consequences for the generations to come.
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'Lavish...Sarita Mandanna's fusion of history and romance makes for an aromatic blend.' -- Boyd Tonkin INDEPENDENT 'An epic and extraordinary debut from an astonishing talent.' -- Caroline Jowett DAILY EXPRESS 'Tragic in parts but ultimately a beautifully written saga, this is the emergence of a major new talent' -- Virgina Blackburn SUNDAY EXPRESS 'An epic love story from start to finish' BIG ISSUE IN THE NORTH 'Mandanna fuses history and romance to tell a vivid story, painting pictures that reverberate in the mind.' OXFORD TIMES 'Sweet novel about a secret love.' HEAT MAGAZINE
Sarita Mandanna belongs to the stunning landscapes of Coorg, famous for their coffee plantations and often described as the 'Scotland of India'. She has a PGDM from the Indian Institute of Management, an MBA from the Wharton Business School, and was most recently a private equity investor in New York before moving to Toronto in 2010. TIGER HILLS is being translated into 14 languages around the world, including French, Italian, Hebrew and Greater Chinese and has also been longlisted for the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize.
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- : Orion Publishing Co
- : Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
- : 0.376
- : 01 January 2011
- : 198mm X 129mm X 37mm
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 May 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Sarita Mandanna
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 624