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Where Earth Meets Water
by Padukone, Pia
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- Paperback
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About This Item
Don Mills ON, Harlequin Mira, 2014, trade paperback, 269 pp, Advance Reading Copy (ARC), New. Straight, tight and clean with no wear or markings in bright, pictorial card covers. A man faces his personal guilt and grief on a trip to India after narrowly avoiding the 9/11 disaster and losing his entire family in the 2004 tsunami.
Synopsis
In this poignant and breathtaking debut, one man searches for meaning in the wake of incomparable tragedy… Karom Seth should have been in the Twin Towers on the morning of 9/11, and on the Indian shores on Boxing Day 2004, when the tsunami swept his entire family into the ocean. Whether it's a curse or a blessing, Karom can't be sure, but his absence from both disasters has left him with crushing guilt—and a belief that fate has singled him out for invincibility. Karom's affliction consumes everyone around him, from his best friend, Lloyd, to his girlfriend, Gita, who hopes that a trip to India will help him find peace. It is in Delhi that he meets Gita's grandmother, Kamini—a quirky but wise woman with secrets of her own. At first Karom dismisses Kamini, but little does he realize that she will ultimately lead him to the clarity he's been looking for. Spanning the globe from New York to India, Where Earth Meets Water is a stunning portrait of a quest for human understanding, and a wise exploration of grief, survival and love in all its forms. "A worthy addition to the burgeoning field of new Indian literature." —Gary Shteyngart "Padukone offers a gripping tale of one man's haunting sorrows, the wounds that bind a people, and the redemptive power of love. An unforgettable debut by a very promising young writer." —Patricia Engel, author of It's Not Love, It's Just Paris and Vida
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- West of Eden Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 9574
- Title
- Where Earth Meets Water
- Author
- Padukone, Pia
- Book Condition
- New New
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Advance Reading Copy (ARC)
- Binding
- Paperback
- Keywords
- Delhi (India); Fiction; Grief; Literary; Meaning (Psychology); Natural disasters; Psychological fiction
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