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A powerful novel about an artist mother and her child.
I ran away from home and from the shackles of society, family and attachments. I just wanted I to live my life, write my novel,follow my passions. I didn`t know that my five-year-old boy had followed me out, but with that realization, Ishwari emerged from within me: a mother, a woman with responsibilities, a woman who was ready to suppress her dreams to protect her son. My son”a child I do not want.
˜Ishwari and Roo wandered the streets at night, looking for a place to stay. A kind old caretaker gave them an empty room on the terrace of a guest house. Ishwari found a job as caregiver to the handsome gentleman who lived next door, while Roo”her weak, invalid son”was locked up all day in the room on the roof.
˜And I struggle to find my place in this dark novel. I yearn for passion and despair”for that is what makes good literature”while Ishwari seeks a life of joy for herself and her son`.
Pulsating with raw energy, Abandon gives voice to the perpetual conflict between life and art. ISBN 9789350296554
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Pages : 184
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