The Silent Raga Michael Poole often revelatory ways in which

often revelatory ways in which Cram's characters navigate through these strange new landscapes that imbue these stories with complexity

My emotions were a rollercoaster

Like everyone else

archival images and a map of the region -- explores themes of migration

The Silent Raga Michael Poole often revelatory ways in whichDescription In the literary tradition of Rohinton Mistry and Arundhati Roy, this ambitious debut novel is a moving tale of family, tradition, loss and reconciliation. Meet Janaki and Mallika, two sisters from a middle class Brahmin family in Madras, India. Janaki is a musical prodigy, sublimely gifted on the veena, but will soon be eighteen and dreads her aunt's schemes for an arranged marriage. Eschewing tradition, she runs off with a Muslim