what the body remembers by shauna singh baldwin

“I very much admired the strength and control with which the author keeps her complex story going, and at the same time keeps it clear, and true to the spirit of India.” Painstakingly researched, its characters frankly convincing, and set gainst a rich backdrop of gods, politics and tradition, this novel earned its Montreal-born author the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2000 for Best Book in Canada and the Caribbean.” “An epic of heartbreak and honour set in Northwest India in the dying light of the Raj….

“Wonderful! Wonderful! I just finished What the Body Remembers–what an amazing novel! I feel it has expanded my replenished. But what I fell in love with, just a few pages in, was the lyrical, sensuous prose.” Its themes are as relevant today as they were two decades ago or, indeed, in British India in the first half of the 20th century. “Shauna Singh Baldwin’s debut 2000 novel What the Body Remembers has all the ingredients of a literary blockbuster – romance, history, suspense, and political intrigue. Village Voice Literary Supplement Editor’s Choice. National Bestseller in Canada (#6 National Post #6 Maclean’s #9 Toronto Star #8 Edmonton Journal).

“Shauna Singh Baldwin won the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2000 Best Book Award in the Caribbean and Canada region for What the Body Remembers, putting her in the running for the global Commonwealth prizes to be presented on April 14th.” In 2014, Readers Voted What the Body Remembers into the Top 10 Books on Canada Reads

What the body remembers by shauna singh baldwin