Fiction. Asian American Studies. These twelve delightful linked stories begin in a small village on India's Malabar coast. The Variyars are a traditional matriarchal family, large and close knit, their children are numerous and spoilt, and life revolves around the temple and its rituals. The family and its fortunes are described through the perceptions of its various members, particularly the younger ones.
Author City: Quebec City, QC CAN
Nalini Warriar was born in Kerala, India, and grew up in Assam and Bombay. A molecular biologist, she has lived in Germany and France and now lives in Quebec City, Canada, with her husband and two children.