1. Book Review – Water
• Author : Bapsi Sidhawa
• Publisher : Penguin Group.
• Published in year : 2006
2. About the author - Bapsi Sidhwa
Bapsi Sidhwa is the internationally acclaimed award
winning author of four novels : an American Brat, The
Pakistani Bride, The Crow Eater An Ice Candy Man.
Which was the New York Times notable note book of the
year and was made into the film 1947: Earth by Deepa
Mehta.
Her work has been published in ten countries and has
been translated into several languages. Born in Karachi,
and bought up in Lahore, Sidhwa now lives in Houston,
Texas.
3. Introduction of Water
• Water follows the life of eight year old girl Chuyia, a child
bride who is abandoned at a widows ashram in Banares
after her fifty year old husband dies. There, she is
expected to spend the rest of her life in penitence.
• Unwilling to accept her fare, Chuyia becomes a catalyst
for the change in the lives of the widows. When her
friend , the beautiful widows – prostitute Kalyani, falls in
love with Narayan, A young, upper- class Gandhian
idealist, the affair boldly defies Hindu tradition and
threatens to undermine the delicate balance of power
within the ashram.
• Sidhwa’s sensitive storytelling makes this a novel rich
with unforgettable characters.
4. Introduction of Water ( Contd .. )
Water offers a riveting examination of the lives of widows
in colonial India, but ultimately it is a haunting and lyrical
story of love , faith and redemption.
