Mumsahib
- Publisher
- Goose Lane Editions
- Initial publish date
- Jan 1992
- Category
- Literary, Short Stories (single author)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780864921192
- Publish Date
- Jan 1992
- List Price
- $14.95
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Where to buy it
Out of print
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Description
Inspired by her mixed racial and religious ancestry, Lucy, a middle-aged writer, breaks away from snowy Toronto to backpack in India. There, she makes peace with the memory of her half-Indian mother, who felt like an alien wherever she lived. Lucy also begins to understand her grandmother, a missionary whose sensuous Indian husband both captivated and shamed her. The many-layered plot, the complex characters, and the interweaving of cultures and religions bind the ten stories that form Mumsahib into a rich, strong novel. At once evocative and incisive, Montagnes's prose reflects Lucy's emotional growth while charting her tour through India.
About the author
Mumsahib is the first novel of an author with three decades of writing success to her credit. In addition to publishing stories and poetry in numerous literary magazines, Anne Montagnes is a literary journalist and a teacher of creative writing.