 Thirteen-year-old Lila and her twelve-year-old brother Hari live in a small village called Thul in western India. They also have two younger sisters. They live with their mother, who is ill and bed-ridden. Lila and Hari manage the family because their father is an alcoholic. Their life is hard. Hari decides he has had enough and leaves for Bombay to find work. He gets a job in a restaurant and befriends Mr. Panwallah, the watch repairer. Back home in Thul, a rich family offers to help them and their mother is taken to a hospital for treatment. And their father turns over a new leaf. Hari returns to the village with plans to open a repair shop. Together, the whole family starts a small chicken farm. A helpful list of Indian words is included. mjw |
| Title: The Village By The Sea Author: Anita Desai Publisher: New York Review of Books Copyright: 2019 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Heinemann. London Original Copyright: 1982 ISBN: 978-1-68137-351-5 Paperback pages: 263 Age range: 12 up Genre: Fiction Book setting: Thul and Bombay, India Author’s ethnicity: Indian Author’s residence: U.S.A. Awards: 1983 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Subjects: Asia, Brothers and sisters, Family life, Family problems, Poverty, Rural life, Siblings |
The Village By The Sea
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