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About Kamala Nair
See more books from this AuthorScenes in which Rakhee observes her mother’s guilt over betraying her husband reveal the girl’s growing emotional acuity, and Rakhee’s relationship with Tulasi is elegantly turned, conveying a sense of magic that comes with children having a space to share secrets without neglecting the sinister ...
Jun 15 2011 | Read Full Review of The Girl in the GardenAs a young child in Minnesota, Rakhee senses her mother's unhappiness, and this feeling intensifies after a batch of mysterious letters arrives from India.
Mar 07 2011 | Read Full Review of The Girl in the GardenSecrets tumble out at a furious pace, but Nair never loses control of her elegant and surprising narrative.
Jun 10 2011 | Read Full Review of The Girl in the GardenStorytelling is a large theme of the book, and the story makes us question how fairy tales and the stories of our past shape our lives.
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Sep 18 2011 | Read Full Review of The Girl in the GardenThey revive her dormant sense of self, and with keen psychological insight into how children perceive their world, Nair shows the therapeutic power of storytelling in helping Rakhee to make sense of the confusing behavior of her mother, of her mother’s family, and finally of the devastating secre...
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