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 enlarge | Author: Kamala Markandaya
Publisher: Signet Classics
Category: Book
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Rating:  126 reviews
Sales Rank: 59510
Media: Paperback
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Pages: 208
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Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 0451528239
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN: 9780451528230
ASIN: 0451528239
Publication Date: January 1, 2002
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 Devon Mills reveiw Nectar in a sieve (GO KNIGHTS) October 3, 2007
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At first glance, Nectar in sieve seemed like a very uneventful and boring book (kind of like a chick flick). This is however, not the case. Nectar in a Sieve is a classic tale of the epic tragedies and triumphs that we all share through life. The way Kamala Markandaya unfolds the story of a simple Indiana women as she travels through life has a magical pull to it that sucks you in and leaves you asking what is going to happen next
Rukmanni is a young girl forced to marry at 12 to a farmer named Nathan. Together they moved to a new village and start their new life. Having a boy to carry the family name is one of the most important things in Indian culture, and At first Nathan and Rukmanni fail to conceive a boy and have a girl named Ira. Undaunted they try again and with some help they have 5 boys. As each new baby is born they plunge themselves in to debt. With no food or money, everything seems to turn against them.
With out warning the giant iron beast of industry invaded the small sleepy village that Rukmanni and Nathan lived in and changed their lives forever. First, tons upon tons of workers came in to town and caused a lot of racket. Since those men came in to town, it caused all the prices to go up which meant that they couldn't afford to buy anything. Finally, two of her sons go to work at the massive tannery instead of helping their father on the fields. This causes Nathan much hardship. Then a few years later they get a visit from already-married off Ira to find out that she can't bear children. Worst of all there is a drought that kills the crops, and then if that wasn't bad enough, after that a mammoth flood utterly destroys their crops and most of the village. Through it all they get back up and get ready for the most terrible thing to happen to them.
 A Reviewer September 29, 2007
This book was phenomenol. It blew me away. I didn't think I'd like it at first (foreign books don't usually appeal to me). But once I started, I wanted to keep reading. I loved every minute of this wildly refreshing book. Rukmani is a superb main character and how sweet she is. Her husband, Nathan, is great too. I checked this book out at the library, but now, I want to buy it. This book is captivating and naturally beautiful. It doesn't matter who you are or what books you like to read: "Nectar In A Sieve" is exceptional. A book that is filled with tragedy but in the end, gives you a surplus of hope deserves to be read by everyone of all ages.
Synopsis for World History (LHHS) September 19, 2007
Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya describes the life of Rukmani, an Indian woman, in a changing world. Rukmani and her husband, Nathan, suffer through hard times trying to find a time of peace in their life. Rukmani's family lives in a rented rice farm in a poor little village in India. The family lives in a mud house covered by palm leaves. The village is surrounded by a forest and the only road is a lonely reddish dirt road. The village is soon overrun by workers coming to construct a tannery. The small village quickly becomes a town after the tannery is constructed.
Life in the town is hard for Rukmani's family. After the tannery arrives, prices for food rise and sales to locals go down. It is difficult for her family to have enough money to support their five children: Irawaddy, Thambi, Murugan, Raja, and Selvam. Also when drought strikes the area all of the crops are lost so the family begins to starve. After the drought, Thambi and Murugan leave to work in the city. Ira is wed to a wealthy man not long afterwards, but she cannot bear children. So, she returns. Raja died during the drought from malnutrition. Selvam started work in the town helping a well known foreigner trying to build a hospital. Rukmani and Nathan were getting kicked out of their house by the landlord because he was selling the land to the tannery. They went to look for Murugan but could not find him. In the end, Rukmani had to return home.
Window into poverty September 5, 2007
I read this book because my son had to read it for school (history) and found it to be moving and informative. It presents a window into rural poverty in India a century or so ago, and what it was like to exist in these circumstances. Because it is told from the point of view of a woman, it gives some insight into arranged marriages and the importance of bearing children. I would recommend it to adults and adolescents.
Insightful July 10, 2007
I found this book a couple weeks ago and just loved it. Rukmani was a resourceful hardworking woman who made the best she could with what life dealt her.
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