On 11th October 2013 at 6 p.m.at Kitab Khana, Fort, Mumbai
Mumbai Oct 11th 2013(Eddie Patel): The author, Jael Silliman, from the Baghdadi Jewish community of Calcutta has written Jewish Portraits, Indian Frames: Women's Narratives From A Diaspora of Hope and several other books.The reading will be moderated by Naresh Fernandes..
About the book
To Rachel, exuberant Morris is larger than life—he fills her home in
Calcutta with wonder and excitement. As Rachel grows up, glimpses of her
father's tempestous spirit, womanizing and bullying reveal a darker side to
his character. When her family falls apart, her childhood memories collide
with new realities. Rachel survives her own tragedy and begins to reconcile
the image of the father she knew with the increasingly lonely and tragic
figure he has become. She comes to terms with the complexity and totality
of the man with many hats.
The debut novel has the warmth and vibrance of both the City of Calcutta
and its dwindling but vital Jewish community. The author handles the
difficult issue of the father-daughter relationship with sensitivity,
humour and painful honesty.
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