Nectar in a Sieve

from readingrat

A moving story about a very difficult life.

from inkstained

I originally read this for class many years ago, and found it to be a difficult book to start. Once I got into a bit, though, it became much more interesting. I'd give you a better description of the story, but I don't remember it well enough to do it justice. It's a short book, and I took a lot ...

from Laura1124

This story is moving and beautiful. The poetic simplicity of the writing is ingenious. One critic found the voices somewhat stilted because lacking dialect - but they felt very true to me and the characters were very much alive. It is difficult to ponder this existence. But, it is an inspirationa...

from mattviews

Set in some village in India, Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve is a gripping story of one indefatigable woman's survival of a checkered life, one that had no margin for misfortune. Neither does the book have surprises nor twist, but readers will find a determined, unrelinquished fighter in a...

from t1bnotown

This is a book I read in my senior year world literature class. We learn about the lives of peasants in India and watch one thing after another go wrong for one woman and her family. She does not realize how lucky she is with anything until it gets worse. We slowly learn just how hard the life of...