Will the power struggle between a Brahmin matriarch and her American daughter-in-law allow the man in the middle to survive?
In this book, the clash of cultures complicates the idea of home when Alice marries Ramesh. His mother, Shiva, named for the Hindu god of Creation and Destruction, wages a war of wills with her across two continents, until a family secret is revealed. The revelation costs Shiva everything, and it is up to Alice to heal the rift between them, and Shiva’s Arms evolves into an exploration of freedom and duty, rootlessness and belonging, cultural identity and the meaning of home. 209 pages Writers Lair Books ISBN: 9780975440254; 5.5 x 7.25 inches ABOUT RESCUING RANU
How many cousins are worth one brother?
After a power struggle at her university, math professor Nela Sambashivan returns to her native India to think. She is drawn, instead, into the lives of ten year old Ranu, the cunning motel-keeper who exploits her, and an unscrupulous Uncle who believes that everything is for sale. Nela's transformation from abstract thinker to selfless guardian begins when she and her lover rescue Ranu from a forced marriage, but only when the man falls prey to tragedy does Nela confront her miscalculations about sacrifice, survival, and the mysterious alchemy of love. 250 pages Scattered Light ISBN-13: 978-1442132542 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
ABOUT KALPAVRIKSHA
They claim him as kin. They say he owes them. But when Ram's past collides with his present on a night rife with secrets revealed and oppression uncovered, he is forced to choose between his need to connect and his desire to remain apart. Against the backdrop of a police crackdown on Dalits and a riot raging just outside the wedding hall where his nephew is celebrating his marriage, the city burns. Into the pomp-and-circumstance of the wedding another reality intrudes: Ram runs into a student of his and quickly becomes involved in the boy's personal drama. Later that same day, Anand's father will die at the hands of racist hospital workers and the son will be arrested for lashing out at an official. Nela and Ram, teaming up to rescue him, come to grips with the nature of kinship, Can we choose our family? What do we really owe one another? What goes and what stays in a heart split by two cultures? Together, brother and sister uncover Anand's father's secret, a legacy meant to change his son's life. It will change Ram's too, as he stands at the intersection of duty and individuation, trying to find his way home. 224 pages Scattered Light ISBN 978-1-79485-303-4 6x9 inches