The Flower Boy: A Novel
Karen Roberts
An accomplished debut, **The Flower Boy** ** is the tragically romantic story of people from two cultures, one ruling the other, and the human passions that defy and nearly overcome social taboos.
In the colonial society of 1930s Ceylon, the separation between servant and master is clearly drawn. Young Chandi, however, knows that the baby born to his mother’s mistress will be his friend. And, indeed, their friendship blossoms in the lush gardens of the tea plantation on which they live. Many, English and Ceylonese, are troubled by the friendship, but the English planter is charmed by the children’s bond, and ultimately by Chandi’s mother, Premawathi. But the world encroaches on their Eden. Beautifully observed, compellingly plotted, **The Flower Boy** is a compassionate novel of a lost world and those who struggled to hold on to it. **
In the colonial society of 1930s Ceylon, the separation between servant and master is clearly drawn. Young Chandi, however, knows that the baby born to his mother’s mistress will be his friend. And, indeed, their friendship blossoms in the lush gardens of the tea plantation on which they live. Many, English and Ceylonese, are troubled by the friendship, but the English planter is charmed by the children’s bond, and ultimately by Chandi’s mother, Premawathi. But the world encroaches on their Eden. Beautifully observed, compellingly plotted, **The Flower Boy** is a compassionate novel of a lost world and those who struggled to hold on to it. **
种类:
年:
2007
出版社:
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
语言:
english
ISBN 10:
030742863X
ISBN 13:
9780307428639
文件:
FB2 , 1.57 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2007