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Fiction Literary

Enemy Within, The

A Novel

by (author) Nalini Warriar

Publisher
TSAR Publications
Initial publish date
Jan 2005
Category
Literary
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781894770248
    Publish Date
    Jan 2005
    List Price
    $18.95

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Description

While still a dreamy, ambitious girl in the tropical paradise of her home in Kerala, India, eighteen-year-old Sita is suddenly married off by her parent to an unknown Indian engineer from Quebec City, Canada. There, known as "La Noire" to the locals, Sita completes her growing up within the confines of a cold, loveless marriage. But she learns to love the land of her adoption and begins gradually to change in her ways; she finally completes her educations and becomes a scientist.

Spaning three decades, and set against the backdrop of modern Quebec politics, The Enemy Within is a memorable portrait of a woman caught between worlds - between Quebec nationalism and Canadian partiotism, between the demands of tradition and those of self-fulfillment and personal love.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Nalini Warriar was born in Kerala, India, and has lived in Germany and France, She has two children and lives with her husband in Quebec City. Her first book, Blues from the Malabar Coast won the QWF McAuslan Award.