The Sleeping Dictionary -- Sujata Massey

From an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India--a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval.YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills--for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her--to fight for her country's freedom and her own happiness.<br><br><b>Author:</b> Sujata Massey<br><b>Publisher:</b> Gallery Books<br><b>Published:</b> 08/20/2013<br><b>Pages:</b> 528<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 0.93lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 8.48h x 5.05w x 1.33d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9781476703169<br><br><b>Review Citation(s): </b><br><i>Booklist</i> 07/01/2013 pg. 44<br><i>Romantic Times</i> 09/01/2013 pg. 38 - Excellent