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The Hero's Walk
The Hero's Walk
Author: Anita Rau Badami
In a small town by the Bay of Bengal in India, Sripathi Rao, a headstrong man and disenchanted copywriter, lives in his crumbling ancestral home, uncomfortably aware of the encroaching modern world. Then, early one morning, Sripathi is awakened by a call from Canada: his long-estranged daughter and her husband have been killed in a car accident...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781565123120
ISBN-10: 1565123123
Publication Date: 4/1/2001
Pages: 368
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3.6 stars, based on 5 ratings
Publisher: Algonquin Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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BookwormMary avatar reviewed The Hero's Walk on
Helpful Score: 3
This is the story of an Indian man, who lives with his wife, son, mother and sister in an old crumbling house. He fears for his job, worries constantly about finances, and his duty to his family. He has many regrets and life is mostly a worrisome disappointment for him. When his daughter and her Canadian husband are killed in Canada, he brings his 7 year old granddaughter, who has never met her mother's family, home with him. Despite all this, it's a beautifully written story with many flashes of humor, beauty and humanity, with plenty of sympathetic and likeable characters.
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Helpful Score: 1
Wonderful book!
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A wonderful Story that opens you eyes to life as it is, don;t look back adn stop fretting about tomarrow, just take to day as it is... a must read
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suzyshadow avatar reviewed The Hero's Walk on + 125 more book reviews
This is one of those books that you just enjoy reading...not alot of action, but lots of character development; family disowns a daughter, there is a tragic death and then they all have to deal with the aftermath. When a native of India writes in English, I find it very lyrical, and this is no exception.
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I loved this book - another very good one about the Indian's immigrant life and difficulties in reconciling the old culture with the new.


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