About this title: Bantwal's debut "The Dowry Bride" received rapturous reviews. In her gripping second novel, set in the sensual richness of India, she takes on a controversial subject and asks: Where can a woman turn when her life's greatest blessing is seen as a curse?
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Kensington
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780758220301ISBN:0758220308
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Kensington Pub Corp
Date Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN-13:9780758220301ISBN:0758220308
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: KENSINGTON
Date Published: 2008
ISBN-13:9780758220301ISBN:0758220308
Description: New. Bantwal's debut "The Dowry Bride" received rapturous reviews. In her gripping second novel, set in the sensual richness of India, she takes on a controversial subject and asks: Where can a woman turn when her life's greatest blessing is seen as a curse? read more
"Novel was predictable and elementary - good for a quick read. But it was like Nora Roberts set in India and Nora Roberts is a better writer. Disappointed in this novel - I was really expecting more depth from the author given the subject matter. The characters were flat and I didnt feel like I could emphasize with them.
I knew no more about Indian culture than when I started reading the book. Really wanted some more details and I was left wanted more from the author. OK read if you dont have high expectations."
"Couldn't finish this book. I thought the plot was interesting enough, but the writing completely put me off. Isha is a typical Indian woman who has one daughter and is told that she's pregnant with another daughter. The doctor suggests abortion because girl babies are not very wanted in India, but Isha and her husband refuse. Soon after, Isha's husband is murdered and Isha wants to find out what happened to him, all the while trying to deal with her in-laws, who are angry about getting a second female grandchild from her.
The problem, for me, was that the dialogue was extremely clunky. Conversations happen not because they seem plausible or realistic but because that is how the characters fill the reader in on backstory. Furthermore, the mystery aspect of the story wasn't even a mystery because the killer and motive are revealed to the reader in a chapter right after the husband dies, so from there, the reader just has to wait for Isha to learn equally as much.
Anyway, I didn't finish it. I like reading books that have smooth writing, with conversations that don't make me stumble and think, "This was written just to educate me!" Maybe others could overlook these issues because I think it could be a decent book otherwise, but it just wasn't for me."
"This was a beautifully written tale of one widow's struggles when her husband is mysteriously murdered. Isha was pregnant with her second child and loving her life, until constant scrutiny was bestowed upon her by her in laws for not bearing male heirs. When she is suddenly left a widow she is forced to leave the comfort of her in laws' home and seek to start a new life on her own with her young daughter and pregnant with her second. A great tale of family bonds and love without limits."
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