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THE RAINBOW ACRES
Publisher:
Om Books International
| Author:
Simrita DhirÂ
| Language:
English
| Format:
Paperback
Publisher:
Om Books International
Author:
Simrita DhirÂ
Language:
English
Format:
Paperback
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In the spring of 1916,
seventeen-year-old Kishan Singh is euphoric in his village Noor Mahal in
Punjab, British India as he dreams of going to college, landing a government
job and marrying his heartthrob Roop. Summer flies in with promise but ends
in disaster when heavy rains flood the fields, wrecking the cotton crop and
triggering influenza which leaves behind a trail of dead villagers. Kishan
Singh’s dreams are ruthlessly washed away. Devastated, he sets off on a
life-threatening voyage across two oceans for a distant and unknown land. On
a cataclysmic day in 1919, Sophia’s idyllic world in Guadalajara, Mexico,
falls apart when she becomes a hapless victim to the ravages of the Mexican
Revolution. She battles hunger, poverty and near prostitution before
embarking on a perilous night journey across the border. Will their paths
cross in the land of opportunities that is overrun with racial and class
barriers? The Rainbow Acres is a moving saga of migration, selfless love,
fortitude, friendship, and the quest for land and identity, set against the
backdrop of old Punjab, early California and revolution-torn Mexico.
Description
In the spring of 1916,
seventeen-year-old Kishan Singh is euphoric in his village Noor Mahal in
Punjab, British India as he dreams of going to college, landing a government
job and marrying his heartthrob Roop. Summer flies in with promise but ends
in disaster when heavy rains flood the fields, wrecking the cotton crop and
triggering influenza which leaves behind a trail of dead villagers. Kishan
Singh’s dreams are ruthlessly washed away. Devastated, he sets off on a
life-threatening voyage across two oceans for a distant and unknown land. On
a cataclysmic day in 1919, Sophia’s idyllic world in Guadalajara, Mexico,
falls apart when she becomes a hapless victim to the ravages of the Mexican
Revolution. She battles hunger, poverty and near prostitution before
embarking on a perilous night journey across the border. Will their paths
cross in the land of opportunities that is overrun with racial and class
barriers? The Rainbow Acres is a moving saga of migration, selfless love,
fortitude, friendship, and the quest for land and identity, set against the
backdrop of old Punjab, early California and revolution-torn Mexico.
About Author
Simrita Dhir grew up in
Patiala, Punjab in a family of distinguished academics. A national-level
debater, writer and actor in school and college, she is a Duke of Edinburgh
Gold Standard Awardee. A recipient of the Chancellor’s Medal for Academic
Excellence in Post Graduate Studies, she received her PhD on Toni Morrison
from the Department of English and Cultural Studies, Panjab University,
Chandigarh. An avid reader, some of her favourites are Prem Chand, Sarat
Chandra Chattopadhyay, RK Narayan, Ismat Chughtai and Nirmal Verma alongside
other literary stalwarts of Indian and World Literature. Simrita has
contributed to leading national newspapers including The Times of India, The
Indian Express and The Tribune. She now lives with her husband and their son
in San Diego, California where she studied Advanced Rhetoric at the
Department of Rhetoric and Writing Studies, San Diego State University. She
lectures on Writing, Diversity and Imagination at the University of
California, Art Institute of California, among others. The Rainbow Acres is
her debut novel.
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