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The Flight of the Swans

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The Flight of the Swans is a rich and fascinating family saga set in British India and Malaya. Cursed, and with blood on his hands, Captain Ramdas Rao Bhonsle is forced to flee Killa Fort, which has fallen to the British. A strange flight of swans signals his flight from Killa; a flight that will drive Ramdas and his family into further adversity. But great adversity spawns great dreams. Ramdas dreams of ousting the British from his motherland. His sons, the handsome and irascible Nilkanth and the plain and romantic Madhav dream of possessing the same girl, Tara Bai, who is the most beautiful courtesan in the land. And Ramdas' granddaughter, blind Arundhati, dreams only of seeing one day. Woven into this tapestry is a lone white swan inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the Bhonsles' fortunes as they flee across India to Malaya. At once magical, poignant and exotic, Devika Bai's debut novel mesmerises as it unravels the love, loyalty and courage of the Bhonsles. The saga unfolds against the backdrop of war, famine, family conflict and social injustice, and hurtles towards its inevitable end in a masterful blend of history and fiction.

Table of Contents:
Part 1 PART ONE Chapter 2 Ramdas Rao Bhonsle Chapter 3 Killa Chapter 4 The Flight Chapter 5 Champakapur Chapter 6 Of Rice-planting and Goat Testicles Chapter 7 Vrishabha Part 8 PART TWO Chapter 9 Tara Bai Chapter 10 The Arsa Mahal Chapter 11 The Rich Citizen Chapter 12 Refuge Part 13 PART THREE Chapter 14 Madhav Rao Bhonsle Chapter 15 Revelations Chapter 16 Married Life Chapter 17 The Neighbourhood Chapter 18 The Falling into Place Part 19 PART FOUR Chapter 20 Arundhati Bai Bhonsle Chapter 21 The Crossing Chapter 22 In a New Land Chapter 23 An Oversight Chapter 24 Prospect Part 25 PART FIVE Chapter 26 The Third Eye Opens Part 27 EPILOGUE

About the Author :
D. Devika Bai is a retired school administrator of Malaysian Indian descent. Her short stories and articles have been published in print in Singapore and Malaysia, and online in several North American e-publications. She is the great-granddaughter of one of the earliest Tanjore Maratha immigrants to British Malaya.

Review :
..richly decorated tapestry of ancient India..brings to life dead facts and powerful empires in an era of brave rulers. -- The Asian Review of Books Devika is masterful at unfurling tales with strong characters against the backdrop of rich historical fact and delicious fiction. -- Radio Singapore International, August 11, 2005 New voice of Malaysian fiction. -- TODAY newspaper (Singapore), July 28, 2005 The Flight of the Swans contains a lot of historial, cultural and religious details. -- The Sun (Malaysia), July 20, 2005 With The Flight of the Swans, Devika Bai has firmly marked for herself a place in the Malaysian literary scene. -- New Straits Times (Malaysia), July 29, 2005


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9789810523671
  • Publisher: Monsoon Books
  • Publisher Imprint: monsoon
  • Height: 202 mm
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 331 gr
  • ISBN-10: 981052367X
  • Publisher Date: 01 Apr 2005
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 135 mm


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