326 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444700329
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 10 November 2010
Description
Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father has cheated, supplying a different girl's photograph, and Kasu Marimuthu, furious, threatens to send her home in disgrace. Gradually hus...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
reflective 100%
dark 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer
326 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781444700329
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Publication date: 10 November 2010
Description
Parvathi leaves her native Ceylon for Malaya and an arranged marriage to a wealthy businessman. But her father has cheated, supplying a different girl's photograph, and Kasu Marimuthu, furious, threatens to send her home in disgrace. Gradually hus...
Community Reviews Summary of 41 reviews
Moods
reflective 100%
dark 50%
hopeful 50%
inspiring 50%
sad 50%
Pace
fast 33%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 66% | Plot: 33%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 100%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Moderate
Racism, Rape, Sexual contentMinor
Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer