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In the second, flame tree road, she takes that topic a step further and makes their welfare the spur that motivates her protagonist, biren roy, to get a topnotch british education, and become a lawyer. Flame tree road is a book that will hold your interest because of the mesmerizing aspect of india and birens passion for helping the women of india. Flame tree road is the second novel by shona patel, the bestselling author of teatime for the firefly. Neil patel has 55 books on goodreads with 1887 ratings. Shona patel s biography, bibliography, list of books, with the current titles, summaries, covers, excerpts, author notes, and availability. Im always looking for unusual historicals, and a book set in 1940s india certainly qualifies. Her second novel flame tree road was published in june 2015. The story line follows a young indian couple as they make their way assimilating in the 1940s british run tea plantations. Join facebook to connect with shona patel and others you may know. Teatime for the firefly kindle edition by patel, shona. Harlequin enterprises ulc is located at bay adelaide centre, east tower, 22 adelaide street west, 41st floor, toronto, ontario, canada m5h 4e3 and sends informational and promotional emails on behalf of itself and harlequin digital sales corporation.

The daughter of a tea planter, she drew upon her personal observations and experiences to create the vivid characters and setting for teatime for the firefly. She brings life to her characters so that the reader can identify with them. Debut author shona patel on teatime for the firefly. In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young biren roy dreams of forging a new destiny. Shona patel, an honors graduate in english literature from calcutta university, has won several awards for creative writing and is a trained graphic and architectural designer. The author presents a slideshow and signs her first novel teatime for the firefly. Debut author shona patel describes what her book teatime for the f. Intellectual dishonesty, i despise intellectual dishonest, and that is what i felt this author wrote. Teatime for the firefly by shona patel booksamillion.

Shona patel, the daughter of an assam tea planter, drew upon her personal observations and experiences to create the vivid characters and setting for teatime for the firefly. Teatime for the firefly by patel, shona 20 paperback. Despite being born under an inauspicious horoscope, she is raised to be educated and independent by her eccentric grandfather. Shona patel was born and raised in a remote tea plantation in assam, india. An honors graduate in english literature from calcutta university, ms. The two novels enhance each other,more although flame tree road is a prequel it is written as a stand alone so you can happily read it before teatime. From the acclaimed author of teatime for the firefly comes the story of a man with dreams of changing the world, who finds himself changed by love. Buy a cheap copy of teatime for the firefly book by shona patel. Moreover, it is written by an author of indian origin, telling the. Early on, biren sees firsthand what befalls those unfortunate women.

But everything began to change for me one spring day in 1943, when three unconnected incidents, like tiny droplets on a lily leaf, tipped and rolled into one. Patel follows up her 20 debut, teatime for the firefly, with this soulful prequel that offers compelling and devastating details of life in india set against the estimable birens life. Shona patel s book is a most enjoyable, easy read novel. Shona patel s teatime for the firefly, a transporting novel of 1940s india looking at an unopened copy of teatime for the firefly, you may take it to be a delicate work of womens literature, something involving teadrinking and love letters, perhaps with an international flair. When this book appeared on netgalley i was intrigued. Bestsellers new releases recommended award winners coming soon free public domain free premium 50% off 50 specials browse all. For a young girl growing up in india, this is bad news. This novel picks up the tradition of writing about british colonialism with that same romanticism mixed with realism that made her books so riveting. Teatime for the firefly by shona patel, paperback barnes.

There is so much interesting history, worldbuilding and character development in this book that readers will forgive the occasional slow pacing and the subtle transition midbook as to the type of story being told. Author of the critically acclaimed teatime for the firefly and flame tree road miraharper collins, july, 2015. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading teatime for the firefly. Neil patel s most popular book is the definitive guide to growth hacking. Read flame tree road epub release ebooks by shona patel. Sometimes choppy and disjointed, the story covers a large timeline and rushes through some of it, often using an almost dreamlike omniscient narrative style. Patel has won several awards for creative writing and is a trained graphic and architectural designer.

And then there are book like teatime for the firefly which transport you totally into a whole new world. Patel s writing is beautiful with wonderful detail. I found this book very easy to read quickly both the charactarisation and flow of the story were good and easy to keep track of. Lovely descriptions and anecdotes of conditions and life for the people of the tea plantations. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Teatime for the firefly my name is layla and i was born under an unlucky star.

Books by neil patel author of the definitive guide to. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. A world which we never knew about, which was hidden until someone as talented as shona patel shared it with us. New books by fred goodman, dan hampton, shona patel. The authors colorful depictions of the villages and the perseverance and humble nature of the people created a compulsion to learn more about the people and places. In her debut, tea time for the firefly, shona patel touched on the plight of widows in india of the last century. Shona patel although flame tree road is a prequel it is written as a stand alone so you can happily read it before teatime. Shona patel, the daughter of an assam tea planter, drew upon her personal observations and experiences to create the vivid characters and setting for her critically acclaimed debut novel teatime for the firefly. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read flame tree road.

So much so, i immediately began reading shona patel s first book teatime for the firefly, which is a prequel to flame tree road. I have never forgotten her vivid descriptions of india and the wonders she depicted on the pages of books such as the far pavilions and shadow of the moon. Her first novel was the acclaimed teatime for the firefly. A video about teatime for the firefly by shona patel 168 views 1 person liked it. Shona patel books list of books by author shona patel.