Flame tree road
By: Shona Patel
Publisher: Mira Books
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780778316657
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Social life and customs; Mothers and sons; Man-woman relationships; Widows; Caste; Fiction
Description: 1870s India.  In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young Biren Roy dreams of forging a new destiny. When his mother suffers the fate of widowhood--shunned by her loved ones and forced to live in solitary penance--Biren devotes his life to effecting change.  Just when his vision for the future begins to look hopeless, he meets Maya, the independent-minded daughter of a local educator, and his soul is reignited.
Notes: Includes discussion guides.