Status
Available
Call number
Call number
PB Sta
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PB Sta
Genres
Publication
HarperCollins (2001), 288 pages
Description
In India, a talented dancer sacrifices friends and family for her art.
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
288 p.; 5.13 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member nsm12
I was very young when I read this book a few years ago - I think I was in grade four. It was probably the first real, good novel I had ever read, and it stuck in my head, popping up at irregular intervals. But life keeps going, we move on, and it started showing up less and less often... until I
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saw it in my new classroom this morning. I stopped for a second to read the back, and before I even got halfway through I knew I would have to read it again. It is an amazing book, a book about a young girl as she grows up not only struggling with the normal problems we all face as we get older, but with her commitment to her dance and the cursed blessing placed upon her. A beautiful book worth reading. Show Less
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
Parvati’s birth coincides with the day of her father’s tragic death by trampling elephants, the first day of a monsoon that cripples the village for years, and the sudden illness of the Rama’s son. Her aunt and the rest of the villagers regard her with suspicion and resentment. Her
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differences only isolate her further: she has a way of communicating with animals, staring into people’s eyes as if reading their souls, and a talent for dancing. When she is 9 or 10, a guru of Indian classical dance recognizes Parvati’s talent and asks her mother to let her live and be trained in dance at the gurukulam. It is over a year before Parvati returns home in triumph to perform at the Rama’s palace. While there she meets the son of the Rama and finds they share unique and unexplained differences. Show Less
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Pages
288