tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post1803190228758148169..comments2023-10-22T05:12:28.626-07:00Comments on Apprentice Writer: Inspiration: INDIAM.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-25427677283030410462008-04-21T02:51:00.000-07:002008-04-21T02:51:00.000-07:00You should try City Of Djinns by William Dalrymple...You should try <I>City Of Djinns</I> by William Dalrymple.<BR/><BR/>It's not a romance, but it absolutely fascinated me - the author and his wife moved to Delhi for a year. What we actually get is the history he meant to write when he was there plus a liberal sprinkle of his landlady, his neighbours, weddings, funerals, births, a Mughal 'princess' (direct-line descendant) who is a librarian...<BR/><BR/>Everything in the book is true, and it's <I>brilliant</I>.H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00064066740876433025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-82434449144303168912008-04-13T10:21:00.000-07:002008-04-13T10:21:00.000-07:00Amy Writer: I like to think that the problems I w...Amy Writer: I like to think that the problems I wrote about are more of an issue in older texts, and that current authors feel the same as you do. I'd love to read your Victorian story and add it my collection!<BR/><BR/>Amy Birthday Girl: You're welcome! It was fun. Your husband is a peach to think of surprising you like that.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-60484508696000967082008-04-13T08:16:00.000-07:002008-04-13T08:16:00.000-07:00Apprentice Writer aka the enigma M!! LOL!Thank you...Apprentice Writer aka the enigma M!! LOL!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for coming to my party. It meant so much to me that you were able to be there to share it. I had a great time.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for the beautiful flowers :DAmy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-15076759674355365882008-04-11T16:44:00.000-07:002008-04-11T16:44:00.000-07:00I bought it, I am enjoying it.Of course we've had ...I bought it, I am enjoying it.<BR/><BR/>Of course we've had this discussion face to face. I have a book I'm trying to sell in Victorian India through the Himalayas and no I don't like that old thinking that Indians were backward heathen. I have such huge respect for different cultures and different ways of life.<BR/><BR/>I love learning about different religions. Rather than going in and trying to convert I say que serra serra. Whatever will be will be. <BR/><BR/>We need more historical romances like Duke of Shadows. :) I am enjoying it so far.Amy Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02212879406999128140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-56757681480732446912008-04-08T06:08:00.000-07:002008-04-08T06:08:00.000-07:00wylie - the fascination about this story just keep...wylie - the fascination about this story just keeps piling on! that's some recommendation.<BR/><BR/>julia - i LOVE your housekeeper character. maybe i can read your wip when its no longer ip?<BR/><BR/>tl - pitter pat is right - but my heart did that for both of the others! that fab poet and that passionate, handsome first love! how to choose!<BR/><BR/>and thanks for another reco - maybe i should do more country specific posts and to be able to collect more recommendations of great novels set in those places???M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-67600576688079370412008-04-07T20:54:00.000-07:002008-04-07T20:54:00.000-07:00Oh, I loved A Suitable Boy, even though Lata didn'...Oh, I <B>loved</B> <I>A Suitable Boy</I>, even though Lata didn't choose the boy who made my heart pitter-pat. ;) And here's a suggestion for you: <I>The God of Small Things</I> by Arundhati Roy. I thought it was an amazing book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-48548906078874137442008-04-07T16:31:00.000-07:002008-04-07T16:31:00.000-07:00Hmm...I have an Indian housekeeper in one of my WI...Hmm...I have an Indian housekeeper in one of my WIP's, she was the ayah of the family while the father served as a top military officer in India. They brought her back to England with them, where by that time she had become the housekeeper. This is in the 1840's, mind you, when that would have been very odd. Hopefully my story makes it work. Her name is Mrs. Kamala.<BR/><BR/>Very cool to have Ms. Duran drop by...!Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-82802153671830987012008-04-06T09:50:00.000-07:002008-04-06T09:50:00.000-07:00m. - I succumbed to the BUZZ. I was in Chapters ye...m. - I succumbed to the BUZZ. I was in Chapters yesteday and couldn't resist picking up Duke of Shadows.<BR/>I started reading it at midnight last night (just one chapter before going to sleep, i told myself...) <BR/>Turned out to be an almost all-nighter (I finished it!), and not many books can brag keeping Wylie from her sleep. The BUZZ was right!Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-71517221996756685302008-04-05T08:16:00.000-07:002008-04-05T08:16:00.000-07:00m. - Mrs. Giggles scares the crap out of me (as an...m. - Mrs. Giggles scares the crap out of me (as an author) but I find she presents fairly balanced reviews without being a complete bitch about it... though I don't always agree with her!Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-14713487591909980372008-04-04T15:52:00.000-07:002008-04-04T15:52:00.000-07:00be still my heart - a featured author come to visi...be still my heart - a featured author come to visit! how cool is that!<BR/><BR/>wylie - one of these days i'm going to have to seek out mrs. giggles. i keep hearing her name.<BR/><BR/>meredith - i haven't heard of 'sacred games' but thanks for the recommendation, i'll go look for it!M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07498466631016466048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-25203903389443440302008-04-04T11:58:00.000-07:002008-04-04T11:58:00.000-07:00I'll be interested to hear what you think of it, p...I'll be interested to hear what you think of it, particularly since the first book you list (A Fine Balance, by Mistry) is in my top five best-novels-of-all-time list. <BR/><BR/>I haven't read the chick lit you mention, but I noticed the absence of Sacred Games by Vikram Chandra -- if you haven't checked it out, you definitely should. I found myself rather taken with the structure of the book. The occasional insertion of flashbacks seemed to me to be cleverly mimicking the narrative structure of a Bollywood film -- with the asides/flashbacks serving the same function as a song does in masala films. It might be a stretch, but judging by all the Hindi film references he dropped throughout the text, I'd bet it was deliberately done.<BR/><BR/>Meredith DuranMeredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02478408116122412130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-49644283895554780462008-04-04T10:39:00.000-07:002008-04-04T10:39:00.000-07:00Ooops - I meant to open my comment with 'Duke of S...Ooops - I meant to open my comment with 'Duke of Shadows... I've heard the buzz...' <BR/>but it mysteriously disappeared!Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4812297326740243052.post-88022066089559018662008-04-04T10:38:00.000-07:002008-04-04T10:38:00.000-07:00I've heard the buzz and was wondering - should I? ...I've heard the buzz and was wondering - should I? <BR/>On Mrs. Giggles review site, she actually compares it to MM Kaye saying it's not quite as good. <BR/>I read Brick Road, and I concur -- very eye opening. It really makes you take a look at personal prejudice when it comes to immigrants.Wylie Kinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09271148590574475682noreply@blogger.com