The Finger Puppet - Softcover

Jayanth, Anu

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1439249369 ISBN 13: 9781439249369

Publisher: BookSurge Publishing, 2009

Synopsis

Set in a winsomely evoked Tiruchirapalli of the sixties, The Finger Puppet, describes the special girlhood years – of jasmine and pinhead bindis, convent school and Carnatic music, temple idols and Raja Ravi Varma paintings – that eleven-year old Tara shares with her two sisters. It is a childhood enriched by her mother’s gentleness, her vast store of mythological tales and her understanding of the Vedas; but made sordid by her Westernized father's arbitrariness and abuse. As her father’s temper expresses itself in increasingly violent ways, Tara wants only to retreat further into her imaginary world, but her tiny alter-ego eggs her on to take a less forgiving stance. A sensitively recounted growing up tale of an awkward and abused young girl’s passage to adolescence, The Finger Puppet masterfully captures the light and dark shades of childhood.

About this title

About the Author

Anu Jayanth grew up in Chennai in the 1960s, surrounded by her mothers South Indian Carnatic music and her fathers English literature books. She is mostly self-taught. A stubborn idea and two fiction workshops at Inprint resulted in The Finger Puppet, which is loosely based on her family. Before writing became a passion, she dabbled in art. She now lives in Houston, Texas, with her husband and her son.

Edition details

• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1439249369
• ISBN 13: 9781439249369
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 410