James Connor, burdened with guilt from a tragedy during India and Pakistan’s partition, has dedicated his life to serving India. His estranged daughter, Ruth, believing she came second to her American parents’ missionary calling, rebelled as a teenager, triggering her own devastating event.
After 24 years away, she finally returns to Askival, the family home in the northern hill-station of Mussoorie in Uttarakhand, to tend to her dying father. There they must both face the past and find forgiveness if they are to cross the chasm and be at peace.
In this extraordinary and assured debut, Merryn Glover draws on her own upbringing in South Asia to create this sensitive, moving and panoramic journey through the turbulent history of India from Independence to the present day.
| ISBN: | 9781910449257 |
| Publication date: | 25th May 2015 |
| Author: | Merryn Glover |
| Publisher: | Freight Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Primary Genre | Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
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James Connor, burdened with guilt from a tragedy during India and Pakistan’s partition, has dedicated his life to serving India. His estranged daughter, Ruth, believing she came second to her American parents’ missionary calling, rebelled as a teenager, triggering her own devastating event.
A House Called Askival features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Debuts, Family Drama, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations
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A House Called Askival was written by Merryn Glover and published by Freight Books
