Holder of the World

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Psychological, Saga, Literary
Cover of the book Holder of the World by Bharati Mukherjee, Random House Publishing Group
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Bharati Mukherjee ISBN: 9780307792280
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group Publication: June 22, 2011
Imprint: Ballantine Books Language: English
Author: Bharati Mukherjee
ISBN: 9780307792280
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication: June 22, 2011
Imprint: Ballantine Books
Language: English

“An amazing literary feat and a masterpiece of storytelling. Once again, Bharati Mukherjee prove she is one of our foremost writers, with the literary muscles to weave both the future and the past into a tale that is singularly intelligent and provocative.”—Amy Tan

This is the remarkable story of Hannah Easton, a unique woman born in the American colonies in 1670, “a person undreamed of in Puritan society.” Inquisitive, vital and awake to her own possibilities, Hannah travels to Mughal, India, with her husband, and English trader. There, she sets her own course, “translating" herself into the Salem Bibi, the white lover of a Hindu raja.

It is also the story of Beigh Masters, born in New England in the mid-twentieth century, an “asset hunter” who stumbles on the scattered record of her distant relative's life while tracking a legendary diamond. As Beigh pieces together details of Hannah's journeys, she finds herself drawn into the most intimate and spellbinding fabric of that remote life, confirming her belief that with “sufficient passion and intelligence, we can decontrsuct the barriers of time and geography....”

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

“An amazing literary feat and a masterpiece of storytelling. Once again, Bharati Mukherjee prove she is one of our foremost writers, with the literary muscles to weave both the future and the past into a tale that is singularly intelligent and provocative.”—Amy Tan

This is the remarkable story of Hannah Easton, a unique woman born in the American colonies in 1670, “a person undreamed of in Puritan society.” Inquisitive, vital and awake to her own possibilities, Hannah travels to Mughal, India, with her husband, and English trader. There, she sets her own course, “translating" herself into the Salem Bibi, the white lover of a Hindu raja.

It is also the story of Beigh Masters, born in New England in the mid-twentieth century, an “asset hunter” who stumbles on the scattered record of her distant relative's life while tracking a legendary diamond. As Beigh pieces together details of Hannah's journeys, she finds herself drawn into the most intimate and spellbinding fabric of that remote life, confirming her belief that with “sufficient passion and intelligence, we can decontrsuct the barriers of time and geography....”

More books from Random House Publishing Group

Cover of the book El Nuevo Sugar Busters! by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Deadlock by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book We Are All Welcome Here by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book The Ghosts of Cannae by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book A Toast Before Dying by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Embracing the Infidel by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book The Armageddon Rag by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book The Bone Clocks by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Vienna Secrets by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book The Best of All Possible Worlds by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book This Year It Will Be Different by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Desire by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Macaroni and Cheese by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book Snakeskin Shamisen by Bharati Mukherjee
Cover of the book How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days (Revised) by Bharati Mukherjee
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy