The God of Small Things. In this remarkable first novel, winner of a Booker Prize, the author frames a Dickensian family epic in fanciful, playful prose. A former child prodigy, Reinhart Sundheimer is now in his thirties, a failure in almost all aspects of his life. Push reminds us that good teachers save lives. A teenage boy's sexual encounter with an older woman pulls the reader into a complex but spare novel set in post-war Germany.
Themes explored include collective guilt, atonement, and the nature of love.
Powerful addition to literature of the Holocaust. Sisters Cole and Birdie Lee adore each other, but they have a problem. Senna's award-winning first novel takes on the racial divide that splits families and nations. During the summers of 1964 and 1965, two sisters occupy their backyard battlefield as their war-damaged father scorches earth to cover crimes. A first novel filled with the tension, sensuality, and wonder of childhood.