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5.0 out of 5 stars Transported me to India, Jan 31 2002

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This is a poignant look at the tumultous life of an Indian family; their traditions, joys and sorrows. The characters are wonderfully drawn, the story simple yet compelling. We are given an intimate look into the daily lives of each member of the family. Each character a marvelous study unto themselves. We feel the family's pain and small joys, as they try as best they can to exist in a society that seems to be falling apart around them. Unlike another reviewer who grew tired of the 'excessive' references to sights, sounds and smells, I was fascinated by these descriptions, even when reading about the family waking up to find their home flooded by raw sewage! A final note, if any of you think your mother-in-law is a pain, wait until you meet Ammayya! I would highly recommend this novel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars very vivid writing, Feb 15 2012

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This review is from: The Hero's Walk (Hardcover)

This story begins right inside the hustle and bustle of a home in India. The central character is a father with regrets and lots of struggles with purpose in his current life. The family life inside this house is very entertaining in all ways and deals with traditions and clashes with new ways of thinking as well as corruption and love and loss.
I found all the characters multilayered and very believeable. All the chapters are titled and storied around their titles; while connecting this very good story as it just flows along, I found it hard to put down and wanted the book to continue when I was done.
Will really look forward to her new book, Tell It To The Trees, or reaching further back to Tamarind Mem.
Highly reccommended!

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A Thorough, Realistic and Heart-aching story, Mar 29 2002

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This review is from: The Hero's Walk: A Novel (Paperback)

I absolutely adore this book! Anita Rau Badami has managed to beautifully incorporate the mind-set of both middle-aged, traditional Indian parents, with that of a child being brought up by mixed parents, in Canada.
The characters come to life and their emotions pull the reader into the pages and the plot.
It is beautifully written, and the story itself is very realistic. The characters are each victims in their own ways and Badami has been able to portray them, not as characters in a story, but as people living in our world, surviving the laughter and tears of everyday life.
Read this book, it might really help to change your life...or simply to make you think.

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