The Vine of Desire
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Category: Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction
Category: Literary Fiction | Women's Fiction
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$16.00
Feb 04, 2003 | ISBN 9780385497305
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May 20, 2003 | ISBN 9781400075812
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Praise
“An engrossing and satisfying novel.” –The Washington Post
“Divakaruni is gifted with dramatic inventiveness [and] lyric, sensual language. . . . The Vine of Desire offers many delights.” –Los Angeles Times Book Review
“Divakaruni is an incomparable storyteller. . . . the beauty of her talent is her ability to capture the true complexity of the emotional landscape in her characters. . . . A lovely read.” –The Denver Post
“Incandescent. . . . Abounds with vibrant images.” –Houston Chronicle
“Grab The Vine of Desire. Divakaruni is a transplanted cultural treasure [and] a brilliant storyteller.” –The Seattle Times
“As gracefully structured as a piece of chamber music.” –San José Mercury News
“Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni fills a space all her own. . . . Her fiction draws a line straight to the heart.” –The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“Divakaruni. . . . paints worlds of complex characters and cultures with an absorbing story line and beautiful language that reads like poetry.” –The Oregonian
“Compassionate. . . . Provid[es] with graceful economy a complex backdrop of contemporary Indian society.” –The Boston Sunday Globe
“Dazzling and powerful. . . . Divakaruni’s descriptions, as always, possess a fine lyrical beauty. . . . Readers . . . will have much to feast on.” –The San Diego Union-Tribune
“Moving, passionate. . . . A beautiful, imperfect journey, much like life itself, and one well worth taking.” –Austin American-Statesman
“[An] exquisitely rendered tale of passion, jealousy, and redemption. . . . Divakaruni combines a gift for absorbing narrative with the artistry of a painter.” –Publishers Weekly
“A potent, emotional book delivered by a writer who knows when to step back and take in the poetry.” –Book
“Compelling. . . . Divakaruni writes prose that is lush. . . . [She] excels at depicting the nuances of the immigrant experience.” –SF Weekly
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