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India Was One (2011)

by An Indian(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1450543332 (ISBN13: 9781450543330)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Create Space

review 1: Beautiful and loving tribute to India and the varied cultural population living there. This is a book about a group of friends. It's the story of their lives from the time they attend college. Each one comes from a different cultural group, but they are united with their love of food and cricket, the national sport. It has a folksy, 1950, naiveté quality to the writing. The characters are innocent, young, eager to learn about new lifestyles, yet proud and respectful of their own. When India is rent by a civil war, each is affected in some way, much like our own civil war. Neighbors fight neighbors, and what was once a peaceful and loving community, now becomes fragmented, their differences dividing rather than unifying them. While the writing was clearly translated from a... morenother language, and small explanations interrupted the flow of the narrative, I didn't mind. It read a bit like a documentary to me. I enjoyed this book, and learned that while India may have been divided geographically, it's soul remained whole. Like it was stated in the book, "You can take the Indian out of India, but you can't take the India out of the Indian."
review 2: I wasn’t too sure about this book when I started reading it. I really didn’t know what to expect, but as I read it intrigued me. I was introduced to the heritage of India, brought through portals, and introduced to many lovable characters. The descriptions were fabulous and all in all a very well told story. This story will captivate you and take you on a wonderful adventure and the love story between the two characters will warm your heart and leave you breathless.... less

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