From the acclaimed author of teatime for the firefly comes the sto. Flame tree road is the second novel by shona patel, the bestselling author of teatime for the firefly. The daughter of a tea planter, she drew upon her personal observations and experiences to create the vivid characters and setting for the story. I look forward to whatever shona patel writes next. Flame tree road by shona patel reading guidebook club. The two novels enhance each other,more although flame tree road is a prequel it is written as a stand alone so you can happily read it before teatime. With a law degree, he goes to work for the government to pioneer academic equality for girls.
Happy reading and congratulations on winning a copy. Its structure arises from the pattern of ones man life, biren roy. With lyrical prose and exquisite detail, shona patels novel brings life to the rich. Flame tree road, shona patel april eberhardt literary. It just throws new light on that story knowing more deeply the history of the characters and what they had been through before the novel begins. Stay tuned for my second book song of the flame tree. In her debut, tea time for the firefly, shona patel touched on the plight of widows in india of the last century. Author shona patels complete list of books and series in order, with the latest. Birens passionate spirit blossoms as wildly as the blazing flame trees of his homeland. Intellectual dishonesty, i despise intellectual dishonest, and that is what i felt this author wrote. Patel follows up her 20 debut, teatime for the firefly, with this soulful. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading flame tree road. Patel was born and raised in a remote tea plantation in assam, india. So much so, i immediately began reading shona patel s first book teatime for the firefly, which is a prequel to flame tree road.
The authors colorful depictions of the villages and the perseverance and humble nature of the people created a compulsion to learn more about the people and places. Patel has won several awards for creative writing and is a trained graphic designer. This is the case for shona patels flame tree road, which is set. Flame tree road addresses these issues that were prevalent in india during the 1800s. Her second novel flame tree roadis expected to be in book stores 30th june, 2015. As soon as i finished flame tree road, i started to read teatime for the firefly again. Flame tree road mira, 2015 is an unconventional novel. Those who enjoy historical fiction and portraits of foreign cultures will surely love this book. Shona patel although flame tree road is a prequel it is written as a stand alone so you can happily read it before teatime. In the second, flame tree road, she takes that topic a step further and makes their welfare the spur that motivates her protagonist, biren roy, to get a topnotch british education, and become a lawyer. Buy a cheap copy of flame tree road book by shona patel. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read flame tree road.