Join Kay Marshall Strom, author of the Christian historical fiction, The Love of Divena, as she tours the blogosphere October 1 – 26 2012 on her first virtual book tour with Pump Up Your Book!
ABOUT THE LOVE OF DIVENA
In this final book of the Blessings in India trilogy, Divena struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families.
India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. “Why are we Hindus instead of Christians?” her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked.
“Because we are Indian,” said Shridula.
So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families.
The Love of Divena by Kay Marshall StromMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I am only familiar with the nation of India due to the fact that I grew up in a church that supported a fantastic ministry in that country. When I think of India, I only think of Calcutta, but this book does not take place there. The history I learned in this book and the understanding I gleaned from its pages were truly the highlight of my reading this book. I had heard of the caste system being against the law, but I had no idea that the rich still did their best to circumvent the portions of the law that did not favor them.
The story and the characters truly failed to capture my attention beyond the historical aspects. While the author's writing style is free-flowing and fairly easy to read, I was not captivated with this book as I thought I might be. But it is hard to judge since this is the final book of the series, and I have not read the entire series. While this final book in the trilogy could be read on its own (like I did), I think I struggled some because I had not read the first and second in the series.
I was horrified to discover that even in 1990, lower-class people in India were treated so very badly. I was shocked that the higher-caste people could relate to him, even though it was clear that he was uneasy. If you're looking for a book that may help you to understand India's recent history, this is the book for you!
I was sent a coy of this book in exchange for my honest review. I was not financially ompensated, and all opinions are 100 percent mine.
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In this final book of the Blessings in India trilogy, Divena struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families. India 1990. In the final book of the Blessings of India series, Shridula, old and stooped at fifty-nine, makes her painful way to pay homage to the elephant god Ganesh, lord of success and destroyer of evils and obstacles. “Why are we Hindus instead of Christians?” her seventeen-year-old granddaughter Divena asked. “Because we are Indian,” said Shridula. So begins a spiritual journey for Divena as she struggles against an entire culture to proclaim a faith close to her heart while rocking the world of two families.
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