Mistress - Softcover

Anita Nair

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1905147309 ISBN 13: 9781905147304

Publisher: Arcadia Books, 2007

Synopsis

When travel writer Christopher Stewart arrives at a riverside resort in Kerala, India to meet Koman, Radha's uncle and a famous dancer, he enters a world of masks and repressed emotions. From their first meeting, both Radha and her uncle are drawn to the enigmatic young man with his cello and his incessant questions about the past. The triangle quickly excludes Shyam, Radha's husband, who can only watch helplessly as she embraces Chris with a passion that he has never been able to draw from her. Also playing the role of observer-participant is Koman; his life story, as it unfolds, captures all the nuances and contradictions of the relationships being made―and unmade―in front of his eyes.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Tempestuously exotic, Nair's intricately woven multicultural and multigenerational saga pulsates with passion and desire." --Booklist

"This intricately plotted novel by Nair (Ladies Coupé), her third to be published in the United States, blends myth, history, and human emotion into a mixture as sweet as the nectar of the jackfruit and as tangled as human behavior . . . Highly recommended." --Library Journal, starred review

When travel writer Christopher Stewart arrives at a riverside resort in Kerala, India to meet Koman, Radha's uncle and a famous dancer, he enters a world of masks and repressed emotions. From their first meeting, both Radha and her uncle are drawn to the enigmatic young man with his cello and his incessant questions about the past. The triangle quickly excludes Shyam, Radha's husband, who can only watch helplessly as she embraces Chris with a passion that he has never been able to draw from her. Also playing the role of observer-participant is Koman; his life story, as it unfolds, captures all the nuances and contradictions of the relationships being made―and unmade―in front of his eyes.

About the Author:

ANITA NAIR lives in Bangalore, India. Her books have been published in several languages around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: Arcadia Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1905147309
• ISBN 13: 9781905147304
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426