detailing the invention of classics like “ginger beef” and “Newfoundland chow mein
The book is enhanced by seven of Carr's line drawings of scenes from nature
archival images and a map of the region -- explores themes of migration
become international spies
often revelatory ways in which Cram's characters navigate through these strange new landscapes that imbue these stories with complexity
The Silent Raga Michael Poole detailing the invention of classicsDescription In the literary tradition of Rohinton Mistry and Arundhati Roy, this ambitious debut novel is a moving tale of family, tradition, loss and reconciliation. Meet Janaki and Mallika, two sisters from a middle class Brahmin family in Madras, India. Janaki is a musical prodigy, sublimely gifted on the veena, but will soon be eighteen and dreads her aunt's schemes for an arranged marriage. Eschewing tradition, she runs off with a Muslim