The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (642 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00KKNS2UM |
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| Number of Pages | : | 321 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Reluctantly, Amina returns home and finds a situation that is far more complicated than her mother let on, with roots in a trip the family, including Amina's rebellious brother Akhil, took to India 20 years earlier. In doing so, she must reckon with the ghosts that haunt all of the Eapens.. At least that is the story his wife, Kamala, prone to exaggeration, tells their daughter, Amina, a photographer living in Seattle. Confronted by Thomas's unwillingness to explain himself, strange looks from the hospital staff, and a series of puzzling items buried in her mother's garden, Amina soon realizes that the only way she can help her father is by coming to terms with her family's painful past. Courtney Sullivan, Meg Wolitzer, Mona Simpson, and Jhumpa Lahiri comes a winning, irreverent debut novel about a family wrestling with its future and its past. With depth, heart, and agility, debut novelist Mira Jacob takes us on a deftly plotted journey that ranges from 1970s India to suburban 1980s New Mexico to Seattle during the dot boom. For fans of J. The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing is an epic, irreverent testimony to the bonds of love, the pull o
"Couldn't put it down, a page turner that evokes every emotion!!" according to K. G. Kimmel. This book was phenomenal. If you are looking for a beautiful story filled with love, grief, loss, coming of age, tragedy, humor, history, romance and all the powerful emotions that haunt every family, Mira Jacob's "The Sleepwalkers Guide to Dancing" is just what you are looking for. Don't let the length steer you away, it is a quick read and filled with amazing dialogue. Aspects of every character will remind you of someone in your life and the story will consume you. This is not just a story of an immigrant family, it is a story that anyone can relate to. I loved how the story li. "and much better than I can" according to Jill Meyer. There's not much to say that the other five star reviewers of Mira Jacob's debut novel, "The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing", haven't already said, and much better than I can. I will say that I loved this book. Now, whether because I have always been interested in India, Indians, and Indian-Americans, or because it is beautifully written, it was a joyous read for me and will definitely be in my top 10 novels of 201and much better than I can Jill Meyer There's not much to say that the other five star reviewers of Mira Jacob's debut novel, "The Sleepwalker's Guide to Dancing", haven't already said, and much better than I can. I will say that I loved this book. Now, whether because I have always been interested in India, Indians, and Indian-Americans, or because it is beautifully written, it was a joyous read for me and will definitely be in my top 10 novels of 2014.A couple of observations about the writing style and the plot/characters. Most of Jacob's narrative is written in dialog. That has always seemed to me a difficult styl. .A couple of observations about the writing style and the plot/characters. Most of Jacob's narrative is written in dialog. That has always seemed to me a difficult styl. Linda Tippit said This does not sound like a good hook to get you to read the. Oh my. I don't even know where to start with this review. I guess I should start with this is really an exceptional story about a very dysfunctional family that is trying to find their way through life. This does not sound like a good hook to get you to read the story, but it is really far more than that. This story is very well written and keeps you reading to see what will happen to all of these people. I had trouble putting the book down because I wanted to know. You really do like all of the characters. The story just flows and brings you along for the ride. I feel that this i