Wild Boar in the Cane Field: A Novel

By: Anniqua Rana

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Synopsis: One day, a baby girl, Tara, is found, abandoned and covered in flies. She is raised by two mothers in a community rife with rituals and superstition. As she grows, Tara pursues acceptance at all costs. Saffiya, her adoptive mother, and Bhaggan, Saffiya&’s maidservant, are victims of the men in their community, and the two women, in turn, struggle and live short but complicated lives. The only way for the villagers to find solace is through the rituals of ancient belief systems. Tara lives in a village that could be any village in South Asia, and she dies, like many young women in the area, during childbirth. Her short life is dedicated to her efforts to find happiness, despite the fact that she has no hope of going to school or making any life choices in the feudal, patriarchal world in which she finds herself. Poignant and compelling, Wild Boar in the Cane Field depicts the tragedy that often characterizes the lives of those who live in South Asia—and demonstrates the heroism we are all capable of even in the face of traumatic realities.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781631526695
Related ISBNs:: 9781631526688
Publisher:: She Writes Press
Date of Addition:: 08/02/24
Copyrighted By:: Anniqua Rana
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.