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Tell A Thousand Lies
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher: Rasana Atreya
Release Date : 2014-12-17
Tell A Thousand Lies written by Rasana Atreya and has been published by Rasana Atreya this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-17 with Fiction categories.
A girl trapped by the colour of her skin. A politician desperate to regain power. A family ripped apart. 16-year-old Pullamma, with her dark skin, has resigned herself to a limited future in her remote South Indian village. For this reason, she’s obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well in school. She’s also resigned to remaining unwed. For with three girls in the family, there’s simply not enough dowry to go around. Soon a wedding alliance arrives for her oldest sister—a fair-skinned beauty. There’s great rejoicing in their household. And why not? The prospective father-in-law is the right-hand man of an important politician. As Pullamma helps ready the house for the bride-viewing that precedes any arranged marriage—by washing the cow, by stringing flowers along doorways—she prays for the alliance to go through. Then something happens. Something so inconceivable, it will shape Pullamma’s future in ways she couldn’t have unimagined. Tell A Thousand Lies is a realistic exploration of how superstition and the colour of one’s skin can dictate life in rural India. Skilfully weaving themes of magical realism, political corruption, female empowerment, and fate, Rasana Atreya presents a narrative that is sometimes sassy, sometimes sombre, but ultimately unforgettable. This tale will captivate your heart and linger long after the final page is turned. (Please note: colour, skilfully and sombre are British/Indian spellings). ◆ Shortlisted for the Tibor Jones South Asia Prize (UK, 2012). ◆ Tell A Thousand Lies is one of our five favourite tales from India. Glam Magazine, UK (June 2014) ◆ Spellings used in this book are British/Indian. ◆ All books in this series may be read independently.
Tell A Thousand Lies
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09-29
Tell A Thousand Lies written by Rasana Atreya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-29 with categories.
16-year-old Pullamma is too dark-skinned to have dreams. For this reason, she's obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well in school. She's also resigned to remaining unwed; with three girls in the family, there's simply not enough dowry to go around.Then a wedding alliance arrives for her oldest sister-a fair-skinned beauty. There's great rejoicing in their household. And why not? The prospective father-in-law is the right-hand man of an important politician. As Pullamma helps ready the house for the bride-viewing-by washing the cow, by stringing flowers along doorways-she prays for the alliance to go through. Then something happens. Something so inconceivable, it will shape Pullamma's future in ways even the local soothsayer couldn't have foretold.Tell A Thousand Lies is a sometimes sassy, sometimes sad but, ultimately, realistic look at how superstition, and the colour of a girl's skin, rules India's hinterlands.
Tell A Thousand Lies
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-11-14
Tell A Thousand Lies written by Rasana Atreya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-14 with categories.
16-year-old Pullamma is aware her dark skin limits her future. She's resigned to being unwed, unlike her fair-skinned sister. A lyrical yet gritty exploration of how superstition and skin colour dictate life for women in rural India.
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2012-03-08
Tell A Thousand Lies written by Rasana Atreya and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-08 with Fiction categories.
The story of an ancient land, traditions followed for centuries, corrupt politicians, hardship, broken hearts and redemption. The story of a culture so steeped in tradition it turns on itself and destroys its own young. Fraternal twins Pullamma and Lata are completely different in looks and their desires for the future. Dark skinned, Pullamma, desperately want to get marries and run a household. Fair skinned, Lata, doesn't care to marry and only wants to be a doctor. The twins Grandmother has her own ideas for the girls.
Tell A Thousand Lies
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-09-29
Tell A Thousand Lies written by Rasana Atreya and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-29 with categories.
Marriage Of A Thousand Lies
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Author : SJ Sindu
language : en
Publisher: Soho Press
Release Date : 2017-06-13
Marriage Of A Thousand Lies written by SJ Sindu and has been published by Soho Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-13 with Fiction categories.
“What a gorgeous, heartbreaking novel.”—Roxane Gay A necessary and exciting addition to both the Sri Lankan-American and LGBTQ canons, SJ Sindu's debut novel offers a moving and sharply rendered exploration of friendship, family, love, and loss. Lucky and her husband, Krishna, are gay. They present an illusion of marital bliss to their conservative Sri Lankan–American families, while each dates on the side. It’s not ideal, but for Lucky, it seems to be working. She goes out dancing, she drinks a bit, she makes ends meet by doing digital art on commission. But when Lucky’s grandmother has a nasty fall, Lucky returns to her childhood home and unexpectedly reconnects with her former best friend and first lover, Nisha, who is preparing for her own arranged wedding with a man she’s never met. As the connection between the two women is rekindled, Lucky tries to save Nisha from entering a marriage based on a lie. But does Nisha really want to be saved? And after a decade’s worth of lying, can Lucky break free of her own circumstances and build a new life? Is she willing to walk away from all that she values about her parents and community to live in a new truth? As Lucky—an outsider no matter what choices she makes—is pushed to the breaking point, Marriage of a Thousand Lies offers a vivid exploration of a life lived at a complex intersection of race, sexuality, and nationality. The result is a profoundly American debut novel shot through with humor and loss, a story of love, family, and the truths that define us all.
A Thousand Lies
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Author : Laura Wilson
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2013-12-05
A Thousand Lies written by Laura Wilson and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-12-05 with Fiction categories.
It's often said that a picture paints a thousand words... but what if every single one is a lie? In 1987, 36-year-old Sheila Shand was given a suspended sentence for killing her father. At her trial, it emerged that she and her mother and sister had been forced to shield brutal sadist Leslie Shand while he subjected them to a reign of terror, daily beatings and sexual abuse. Years later, journalist Amy Vaughan discovers a newspaper cutting about the Shand case while clearing out her dead mother's flat. Concluding that they are related, she decides to visit Sheila's mother Iris, who is in a care home. Amy is curious about the elderly woman who pores endlessly over an album of family snaps because she has known, from an early age, that photographs tell lies. Her own mother, who suffered from Munchausen's Syndrome By Proxy, used snaps of the daughter she'd made sick to try and keep the affections of Amy's father, a charismatic but elusive conman. When she begins to investigate the Shand case, Amy realises that there is more to the murder of Leslie than the police ever unearthed, including two long-buried skeletons in woods near the family's home...
Tell A Thousand Lies
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Author : Rasana Atreya
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
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In a land where skin colour can determine one's destiny, fraternal twins PULLAMMA and LATA are about to embark on a journey that will tear their lives apart. Dark skinned Pullamma dreams of being a wife. With three girls in her family, the sixteen year old is aware there isn't enough dowry to secure suitable husbands for them all. But a girl can hope. She's well versed in cooking, pickle making, cow washing - you name it. She'salso obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well in school. Fair skinned and pretty, her twin sister Lata would rather study medicine than get married. Unable to grasp the depth of Lata's desire, the twins' Grandmother formalizes a wedding alliance for the girl. Distraught, Lata rebels, with devastating consequences. As Pullamma helps ready the house for her older sister Malli's bride viewing, she prays for a positive outcome to the event. What happens next is so inconceivable that it will shape Pullamma's future in ways she couldn't have foreseen. TELL A THOUSAND LIES is a sometimes wry, sometimes sad, but ultimately realistic look at how superstition and the colour of a girl's skin rules India's hinterlands.
A Thousand Lies
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Author : Sharon Sala
language : en
Publisher: Rosetta Books
Release Date : 2014-01-14
A Thousand Lies written by Sharon Sala and has been published by Rosetta Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-14 with Fiction categories.
A son confronts the sins of his father in this electrifying page-turner from the New York Times–bestselling author of Whippoorwill. The product and heir of old money, Anson Poe hides behind a handsome face as he wreaks havoc upon those around him—his only goal is to satisfy his own devious desires. Nothing touches his heart but power and greed; not the woman he married or the four children they share. Brendan Poe shares his father’s stunning looks, but not his manner. He can only try to live down the shame, doing his best to stay out of Anson’s world of crime . . . until one hot Louisiana summer he can no longer look away. When the women who matter most in Brendan’s world become pawns in Anson’s need for revenge, Brendan strikes back with a blinding rage, leaving his father with two options: fight or flight. A powerful story about what we’ll do to protect those we love, A Thousand Lies will keep you up long after you finish the last page.
House Of A Thousand Lies
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Author : Cody Luke Davis
language : en
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Release Date : 2022-08-09
House Of A Thousand Lies written by Cody Luke Davis and has been published by Crooked Lane Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-09 with Fiction categories.
Perfect for fans of Julia Heaberlin’s We Are All the Same in the Dark and Megan Collins’s The Family Plot, Cody Luke Davis’ debut psychological thriller brings a sinister serial-killer tale to life with hair-raising twists and chilling turns. How far will some families go to protect their legacy? Diana Wolf likes to think she has it all: a rock god husband, an empty nest, a wine cellar, and a dream home in the woods. Life is good. It has to be. But when she hires a cartographer, Kerry Perkins, to survey and map her estate in rural Tennessee, she pulls back a frayed corner of the lie that is her fairytale life. On his first night at Wolf Hollow, Kerry stumbles across a young girl's skeleton buried in the woods. But what really scares Diana is a familiar symbol carved into the girl’s skull: two wolves. A week later, the cops are digging in her backyard. Diana begins to question how good her life really is. How good of a man is her husband and how good a father? She’s not the only one with questions. Kerry Perkins can’t shake what he saw in the woods that night. He suspects that Diana recognized that symbol, that she lied to the police; that someone is watching him, and that whoever it is, they desperately want him to keep his mouth shut. His search for answers leads him to Pink, a deeply disturbed man obsessed with the Wolfs’ celebrity. Pink knows the family better than they know themselves—and he knows that the more he and Kerry dig, the more bones they will find. Told through the eyes of multiple narrators, none reliable, this is a story about parents, the lies they tell their children, and the lies they tell themselves.