- Paperback: 382 pages
- Publisher: Perseus Oto (15 April 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1596923288
- ISBN-13: 978-1596923287
- Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 12.9 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,071,157 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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In 1974, the young and callow Englishman George Armitage goes to Madras in the hopes of returning with at least the beginning of his Ph.D. dissertation. Instead, he comes home with a bride named Viji, an Indian woman he barely knows. This seemingly unlikely pair eventually wind up in Sacramento, where they buy a ranch house and give birth to triplets. In this new American world of shag carpets and pudding pops, Viji seeks consolation in her prayer room, which she visits frequently to gossip, sass, and seek advice from the framed portraits of her dead relatives. It is here where Viji feels most herself and where these deceased family members feel 'as real to her as she'd been to them.' The relative calm of Viji's California existence is interrupted when George's father shows up on their doorstep, unexpected and unannounced. So when Viji's sister sends an out-of-the-blue invitation to visit India, she prepares for her first trip home in nearly eleven years, not knowing for sure if she'll ever return to the States. The Prayer Room re-examines the meaning of family - the people who live down the hall and the people who live only in our memories.
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About the Author
Shanthi Sekaran was born in 1977 and raised in California. Her short stories have appeared in Best New American Voices 2004, The Chattahochee Review and Fourteen Hills. She lived in England for six years before moving back to California, where she now lives, writes and teaches.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The prayer room is a delightful novel for anyone who live in a foreign country and questions where is home. Not just that, it is in fact a novel about family, doubts and certainties, as sharp as it is funny.
You are going to fall in love (as I did) with the simplicity of George and the complexity of Viji and with the way Shanthi describes places and people- a bit as I see it, a composition of smells, dust, smiles and ugly beautiness.
I was really sad when the book finished, I think I got emotionally attached to each character. Plus the book leaves a wonderful after taste.
Looking forward to reading Shathi's next novel!
You are going to fall in love (as I did) with the simplicity of George and the complexity of Viji and with the way Shanthi describes places and people- a bit as I see it, a composition of smells, dust, smiles and ugly beautiness.
I was really sad when the book finished, I think I got emotionally attached to each character. Plus the book leaves a wonderful after taste.
Looking forward to reading Shathi's next novel!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the first review I've ever written but I was compelled to write this as I enjoyed this book so much. The writer's style is subtle and beguiling reminding me of Anne Tyler and I can pay no greater compliment than that. I honestly couldn't put it down. The only complaint I have is that I finished the book too soon! So when's the next one please?
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
How happy am I that I was recommended this book. I really enjoyed it, The author has such a vibrant and captivating use of words that had me smiling to myself. The main charature comes across as quite a secretive lady always keeping her thoughts to herself, so how lucky are we therefore to be able to share them.
My favorite characture was Stan, he Is the kind of man who makes you want to tear your hair out, but he is really odd at times and even though he's the bad-guy, he is I believe a loveable rogue.
I particually love the descriptions of India, so colourful and wild. A place I would love to visit.
The ending had me shocked and I ended up reading the last few pages very slowly ...so It didn't end.
It came as no surpise to me to learn that my father had stolen this book off me for a quick read. I think he feels the same.
My favorite characture was Stan, he Is the kind of man who makes you want to tear your hair out, but he is really odd at times and even though he's the bad-guy, he is I believe a loveable rogue.
I particually love the descriptions of India, so colourful and wild. A place I would love to visit.
The ending had me shocked and I ended up reading the last few pages very slowly ...so It didn't end.
It came as no surpise to me to learn that my father had stolen this book off me for a quick read. I think he feels the same.
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