Sonja’s Pick
August, 2019
The Storyteller’s Secret
Sejai Bodani
Published September 1, 2018
Jaya experiences a 3rd miscarriage and her marriage succumbs. In desperation she travels to her mother’s India to learn secrets of her family’s past. She is welcomed by Ravi, a servant of her grandparents and he relates the story of a young girl, her grandmother Amisha.
We begin when Amisha moves in with her new husband and family, a tradition at that time and is treated quite poorly. She is different from others, more loving and we like her from the start finding compassion in what she must contend with.
We are taken from the 1930’s of her grandmother to Jaya in the present. Jaya finds solace and courage to mend upon hearing of her grandmother’s strength and love.
The traditions of the time are quite severe and new to most of us Americans. And that’s what I enjoy learning about—another culture. Please enjoy this book as much as I did.