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Title: The Temple Is Not My Father
Subtitle: A Story Set in India
Author: Rasana Atreya
Narrator: Shruti Kapdi
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-26-15
Publisher: Rasana Atreya
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Ensnared by a tradition hundreds of years old, a woman fights for her daughter's happiness.
From the author of Tell a Thousand Lies, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia award. UK's Glam magazine calls Tell a Thousand Lies one of their "five favorite tales from India".
If you like Rohinton Mistry or Shilpi Somaya Gowda, you might like this short story.
Members Reviews:
Awesome Narration
Where does The Temple Is Not My Father rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
One of the best ever.
What did you like best about this story?
The Plot and its characters
Which character as performed by Shruti Kapdi was your favorite?
Godavari
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The Ending
Any additional comments?
The narrator has done a splendid job of bringing each character to life with her voice. From Godavaris modesty filled tone to Sreejas innocence to the American accent of Neeraja and Vanaja, each character has been distinctively portrayed in the audio version.
A glimpse in the life of the Devdasi
A glimpse in the life of the sufferers of the Devdasi system.
The book is simple but I didnt quite get the ending.
The narrator is fantastic and talented.
Bit slow but nice story
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Sure. It was a nice short listen about a culture I don't normal delve into.
Any additional comments?
Love foreign voices, but I will admit it was a bit hard to understand at times. That being said, it didn't stop me from listening. Just took a bit longer to follow it. I enjoyed it overall.
Story will tug at many heartstrings!
The Temple is Not My Father: A Story Set in India by Rasana Atreya. Narrated/performed by Shruti Kapdi. Length 1 hours and 34 mins. Contemporary Fiction. Novella. (May contain some spoilers in the beginning of review)
This story really drew me in and I was quite taken back on the Indian traditions. Traditions that go back a 100+ years. Such a wide awaking to the non-traditional American traditions of how a family is ruled by the fathers law. What he says goes even in this modern day.
The story starts out in a village of a woman Godavari and her daughter Sreeja. How their village shuns them from participating anything from sending her daughter to school to the woman getting a job in the town. All from when her father sold her to the temple to be married to the Goddess to become a prostitute to satisfied men and their sexual appetites at a girls very young age. Her mother horrified by what her husband did leaves him to take care of her granddaughter when Godavari gets pregnant. Then behind his back made sure that the money left to her by her mother went to Godavari. All Godavari wanted was a better life for her daughter.
Then enters the story two young American-Indian girls. When they find out that this woman and her daughter is related to them. Without, the knowledge of their grandmother that they were sent to live with. Since their father felt that the American lifestyle was corrupting their young minds. They needed to learn the tradition of a proper Indian women.
They start to visit their cousin during their grandmothers prayer time. The girls in the beginning decide that the youngest one would hang out with the daughter and agreed to teach her math and English with other things.
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Title: The Temple Is Not My Father
Subtitle: A Story Set in India
Author: Rasana Atreya
Narrator: Shruti Kapdi
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 34 mins
Language: English
Release date: 01-26-15
Publisher: Rasana Atreya
Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary
Publisher's Summary:
Ensnared by a tradition hundreds of years old, a woman fights for her daughter's happiness.
From the author of Tell a Thousand Lies, which was shortlisted for the 2012 Tibor Jones South Asia award. UK's Glam magazine calls Tell a Thousand Lies one of their "five favorite tales from India".
If you like Rohinton Mistry or Shilpi Somaya Gowda, you might like this short story.
Members Reviews:
Awesome Narration
Where does The Temple Is Not My Father rank among all the audiobooks youve listened to so far?
One of the best ever.
What did you like best about this story?
The Plot and its characters
Which character as performed by Shruti Kapdi was your favorite?
Godavari
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
The Ending
Any additional comments?
The narrator has done a splendid job of bringing each character to life with her voice. From Godavaris modesty filled tone to Sreejas innocence to the American accent of Neeraja and Vanaja, each character has been distinctively portrayed in the audio version.
A glimpse in the life of the Devdasi
A glimpse in the life of the sufferers of the Devdasi system.
The book is simple but I didnt quite get the ending.
The narrator is fantastic and talented.
Bit slow but nice story
Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?
Sure. It was a nice short listen about a culture I don't normal delve into.
Any additional comments?
Love foreign voices, but I will admit it was a bit hard to understand at times. That being said, it didn't stop me from listening. Just took a bit longer to follow it. I enjoyed it overall.
Story will tug at many heartstrings!
The Temple is Not My Father: A Story Set in India by Rasana Atreya. Narrated/performed by Shruti Kapdi. Length 1 hours and 34 mins. Contemporary Fiction. Novella. (May contain some spoilers in the beginning of review)
This story really drew me in and I was quite taken back on the Indian traditions. Traditions that go back a 100+ years. Such a wide awaking to the non-traditional American traditions of how a family is ruled by the fathers law. What he says goes even in this modern day.
The story starts out in a village of a woman Godavari and her daughter Sreeja. How their village shuns them from participating anything from sending her daughter to school to the woman getting a job in the town. All from when her father sold her to the temple to be married to the Goddess to become a prostitute to satisfied men and their sexual appetites at a girls very young age. Her mother horrified by what her husband did leaves him to take care of her granddaughter when Godavari gets pregnant. Then behind his back made sure that the money left to her by her mother went to Godavari. All Godavari wanted was a better life for her daughter.
Then enters the story two young American-Indian girls. When they find out that this woman and her daughter is related to them. Without, the knowledge of their grandmother that they were sent to live with. Since their father felt that the American lifestyle was corrupting their young minds. They needed to learn the tradition of a proper Indian women.
They start to visit their cousin during their grandmothers prayer time. The girls in the beginning decide that the youngest one would hang out with the daughter and agreed to teach her math and English with other things.