- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Reportage Press (23 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1906702063
- ISBN-13: 978-1906702069
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.5 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 373,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A journey into another world that tells a story which is at once accomplished, intriguing and moving. --Gilda O'Neill, novelist and author of the highly-acclaimed Sunday Times Best Seller 'My East End'.
"Highlights with compassion an Indo-British connection that has always been swept out of sight. --Chandralekha Mehta, author of ‘Freedom’s Child’"
I was so moved by this extraordinary story, and by the spiritual strength of the rejected people it describes. We have material wealth but are lost: they have nothing and are found. --Dame Felicity Lott, CBE, Soprano
The interwoven narratives that form the core of In the Shadow of Crows are about transformation and redemption, of working through places of darkness and loss, and of finding wisdom in the unlikeliest of places. This is storytelling that touches the heart, a much-needed reminder in this time of fragmentation that it is only through our connecting with each other that we can fully realise our humanity. --Manjari Mehta, Doctor of Anthropology
"Highlights with compassion an Indo-British connection that has always been swept out of sight. --Chandralekha Mehta, author of ‘Freedom’s Child’"
I was so moved by this extraordinary story, and by the spiritual strength of the rejected people it describes. We have material wealth but are lost: they have nothing and are found. --Dame Felicity Lott, CBE, Soprano
The interwoven narratives that form the core of In the Shadow of Crows are about transformation and redemption, of working through places of darkness and loss, and of finding wisdom in the unlikeliest of places. This is storytelling that touches the heart, a much-needed reminder in this time of fragmentation that it is only through our connecting with each other that we can fully realise our humanity. --Manjari Mehta, Doctor of Anthropology
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In the Shadow of Crows is an inspirational account of a young man raised in the suburban comforts of Surrey, a widow ravaged by leprosy in the Eastern Himalaya, and the impact on them both as their worlds collide. When Bindra contracts leprosy she is driven from her home, even from the foothills in which she was born, due to the prejudice and ignorance of those with whom she lives. She finds herself on the Plains, away from all she has ever known, divided from the only language she is able to understand. As Bindra undertakes a seemingly impossible journey in search of understanding and peace, she loses all that has maintained her strength and sanity. She is eventually left languishing in a charitable compound, where the children of others affected by leprosy gradually restore her will to live. David is brought up speaking 'kitchen Urdu', due to his family's heritage in the Punjab during the Raj. His childhood imagination is entirely consumed by a fantasy life in India, a country in which he has never once stepped. Not until he finds himself lost, isolated and without direction due to a series of tragedies, is he driven to rediscover his non-British roots. In so doing, he discovers some thirty relations still living in the Eastern Himalaya, of whom nothing had been spoken due to their mixed blood and illegitimacy. However, the reality of the poverty and misery with which he comes in contact on his journey across the Subcontinent finally dispels the naivety of his childhood imagination, whilst inspiring him to radically change the path of his life. And when he eventually walks into a leprosy colony and meets an elderly woman called Bindra, both their lives are transformed.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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An incredible book that carries you through the most magnificent scenery, physically, mentally, emotionally & spiritually! Beautifully written allowing you to experience the contrast in the world today!
Absolutely awesome.In the Shadow of Crows: Two Journeys Through India; One Remarkable Friendship
Absolutely awesome.In the Shadow of Crows: Two Journeys Through India; One Remarkable Friendship
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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I was hooked from the beginning. Each chapter is so masterfully constructed that all you want to do is turn the next page. It is so beautifully and poetically written you are transported to another world, and find yourself enlightened by the journey.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Deeply moving, insightful and poignant, this book was so gripping that I could not put it down and I read it in 7 hours non-stop! I am now reading it aloud to my blind husband and am enjoying it just as much the second time around, as is he. It can make you laugh one minute and cry the next, an emotional rollercoaster of a book. I can thoroughly recommend it to anyone who likes a good story, especially one that is based on real people and true events. I liked the fact that the publishers give part of the proceeds to the charity set up by the author to help the people described so vividly in the book.
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I absolutely LOVE 'In the Shadow of Crows'. Very evocative, very moving and yet extremely real. A real modern classic. This author is one to be watched.
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An amazing book and a must read.
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