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The Hope Factory (2013)

by Lavanya Sankaran(Favorite Author)

3.31 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0385338198 (ISBN13: 9780385338196)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

The Dial Press

review 1: I liked this book for taking us through two worlds - Anand, the factory owner and Kamala the domestic help. Both are good human beings, they have their own challenges. The dignity with which the maid conducts herself and her relationship with her son who she wants to give a good education is beautiful. It is not a page turner and at some places too slow, but the sense of purpose with which the protagonists fight all odds to achieve their dreams is endearing. The other characters in the story have their own quirks and add rich flavor to the narrative.
review 2: Every novel about India I have ever read has me afraid to turn the next page, anticipating the disaster that will befall the characters. This was no exception. The story revolves around the fate of two... more characters in Bangalore: Anand, a factory owner--part of the prosperous business class of the emerging India--and Kamala, one of the three maids in his household. Everyone in the novel is depending on Anand's success--his employees, his wife, and his maids. And Anand is a good man. He believes his prosperity should be spread around, though his wife seems to be spending profits as fast a they materialize. Anand wants to buy some land, so he can expand and the trouble starts--shady deals, weird landbrokers, political shenanigans, etc. Meanwhile, Kamala struggles to get her son a proper education and hold on to her home, such as it is. Sankaran writes beautifully and keeps the tension high until the end. She is certainly a writer to watch. less

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