Ashes in the Seas: A Novel

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The central character of the novel, Ashes in the Seas, is a woman who takes a journey from Assam to South India with her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter. She is carrying the ashes of her mother, father and her husband to immerse into the seas at Kanyakumari. But her co-travellers are not aware of it. She has preserved the ashes of her dear ones for long years, now she feels that the time has come to set them free. She had been to South India the first time with her parents, the second time as a newly wedded wife, the third time with her parents, her husband and the children and now for the fourth time, and she knows that this will be the last time, with her daughter, son-in-law and her granddaughter. In the course of the journey, her mind travels to those moments of her life as the only child of doting parents, as the wife of a quiet and reserved man, as a mother of two children and then as a grandmother. But apart from being a daughter, a wife and a mother, she is also a woman with her very own needs and feelings that sought to be realized. She thinks of all that she has got and hasn’t got in this short span of life. She has led her life to its full; she realizes it as she travels down to the seas. She also feels about the nothingness of this life that has to end up in air, earth, fire, water and minerals. She reflects upon the belief that life actually has no end; it is simply a continuation and she wonders what kind of continuation life actually is.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Srutimala Duara

Srutimala Duara writes in English as well as in Assamese. Traveling with dreams is her first novel. She is the author of three collections of short stories in English: The Sunset Hour and other stories (1998) Waiting for the last Breath (1999), and the Jhoolan Evening (2000). She is also the author of five Assamese books for children, an English college essay book and a collection of Assamese short stories. She has also contributed to various newspapers and magazines more than 40 articles, 35 short stories and about 20 stories for children. She holds a master’s degree in English and a Ph. D. from Gauhati University and is now working as a lecturer in English. Since 1986 she has been working as a casual announcer in Guwahti Doordarshan Kendra. She has also acted in tele-films, radio plays and on the stage.

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Title
Ashes in the Seas: A Novel
Author
Edition
1st ed.
Publisher
ISBN
8176463558
Length
vi+196p., 23cm
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