by Rani Manicka · Mondadori · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788804532620
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«Madre del riso» is the historical fiction novel by Rani Manicka, published by Mondadori in paperback (475 pages, in Italian).
Lakshmi, a girl from Ceylon, is sent to Malaysia at fourteen to marry a much older man who turns out not to be the rich husband he promised. Forced to support her family, her story spans the twentieth century in a saga marked by love, revenge and sacrifice, with the Japanese occupation of Malaysia as a backdrop.
Italian edition with translation by Anna Luisa Zazo, in the Oscar bestsellers collection. Originally published as The Rice Mother.
Will appeal to readers of historical fiction and family sagas set in Southeast Asia.
Rani Manicka is a Malaysian-born novelist, who divides her time between Malaysia and the United Kingdom.
