- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Black Swan (4 Nov 1999)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0552771465
- ISBN-13: 978-0552997676
- ASIN: 0552997676
- Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 366,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni made an indelible impression on the literary world with her first novel, The Mistress of Spices, a magical tale of love and herbs. Sister of My Heart is less reliant on enchantment but no less enchanting as it tells the tale of two cousins born on the same day, their premature births brought on by a mysterious occurrence that claims the lives of both their fathers. Sudha is beautiful, Anju is not; yet the girls love each other as sisters, the bond between them so strong it seems nothing can break it. When both are pushed into arranged marriages, however, each discovers a devastating secret that changes their relationship forever.
Sister of My Heart spans many years and zigzags between India and America as the cousins first grow apart and then eventually reunite. Divakaruni invests this domestic drama with poetry as she traces her heroines' lives from infancy to motherhood, but it is Sudha and Anju who give the story its backbone. Anju might speak for both when she says: "In spite of all my insecurities, in spite of the oceans that'll be between us soon and the men that are between us already, I can never stop loving Sudha. It's my habit and it's my fate." Book-lovers may well discover that reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is habit-forming as well. --Margaret Prior
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A compelling and passionate novel of the old and the new India.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this book was well written and breathtaking in every sense, I was a little unsure before starting but as soon as I read the first page I was intrigued, Into the story of Sudha and Anju ....
With writing that made me laugh "its an unfair world where women are expected to have husbands and feel grateful for them as well and it time it made me cry and feel true sorrow for the charecters,"if only I could burn away my past like this .
With writing that made me laugh "its an unfair world where women are expected to have husbands and feel grateful for them as well and it time it made me cry and feel true sorrow for the charecters,"if only I could burn away my past like this .
I will only say a few more words,
Once you have read this book you will feel like you have experienced something else...
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
All I can say is that if Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni had written as many books as Anne Tyler and Margaret Atwood I would be a very happy person as there would be so much more of her magical world to inhabit. I'm longing for her new book to appear, having read everything else. I have to say that if you haven't read anything by her, start with this one and then read the Mistress of Spices as the novels are better than the short stories - and the reason why is that her short stories are so good you feel bereft after the few pages you have because you feel there's a novel in each one waiting to be written.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Sudha and Anju are cousins born on the same day - they are as close as the closest of sisters and the best of friends.
Set against a background of tales, traditions and customs of India, `Sister of my Heart' lets us get a glimpse into Indian culture, but as with `Mistress of Spices' it's the author's obvious love for each of her characters that makes this book really shine.
This is a heartwarming, unusual and beautifully written story and I'd definitely recommend taking the time to read it.
Set against a background of tales, traditions and customs of India, `Sister of my Heart' lets us get a glimpse into Indian culture, but as with `Mistress of Spices' it's the author's obvious love for each of her characters that makes this book really shine.
This is a heartwarming, unusual and beautifully written story and I'd definitely recommend taking the time to read it.
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An Enchanting Read
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's book "Sister of My Heart" is a truly wonderful book; a beautifully written story that is genuinely hard to put down. Read more
Published on 27 April 2010 by Sofia
A Beautiful tale of womanhood
After having read this book, I bought it for my Mother, and recommended it to all my girlfriends. It is a beautifully told story of two sisters, the choices they make, and those... Read more
Published on 24 July 2007 by J. Sproxton Miller
Simply fabulous
From the moment you turn the first page of this book, you enter the lives of the 2 heroines. The writing style is amazing, I couldn't put the book down. Read more
Published on 31 July 2003
Fulfilling and entertaining
This book is beautifully narrated, with vivid imagination and excellent potrayal of life of Indians. It feel as though you are in India. Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2001 by P. DATTA
Sisterhood
Sister of My Heart is one of the most perfect novels that show the true relationship between sisters, while I was reading I feel just like if I was one of the members of the... Read more
Published on 28 Jun 2001
kept thinking about it even after I had finished it
I found this book by pure luck, I enjoyed it so much I recommended it to everyone. I read the book in such a short time I couldn't bear to put it down. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2001
a wonderful read!
This is a story just made for me - perfect in all its twists and turns, and even though I, too, had an inkling as to the main twist before it came still it was so often heart... Read more
Published on 17 Oct 2000
a different family story
I was at first doubtful about reading this book when it was recommended.(If anything the cover was a bit off putting for the 'light' bedtime reads I usually enjoy)but takes the... Read more
Published on 26 Aug 2000
enchanting, takes you into another world
This story of two cousins growing up in Bombay and their marriages is a sheer delight, and for someone who sadly has never been to India a wonderful eye opener. Read more
Published on 10 May 2000 by "victoriacorby"
Well Written Enjoyable Tale of India
A superb story of a simple and common thing in most Indian women. I enjoyed the mix of East and West, and the the characters. Almost saw my own family there with Pishi. Read more
Published on 10 April 2000
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