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Bone China

par Roma Tearne

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An epic novel of love, loss and a family uprooted, set in the contrasting landscapes of war-torn Sri Lanka and immigrant London. Grace de Silva, wife of the shiftless but charming Aloysius, has five children and a crumbling marriage. Her eldest son, Jacob, wants desperately to go to England. Thornton, the most beautiful of all the children and his mother's favourite, dreams of becoming a poet. Alicia wants to be a concert pianist. Only Frieda has no ambition, other than to remain close to her family. But civil unrest is stirring in Sri Lanka and Christopher, the youngest and the rebel of the family, is soon caught up in the tragedy that follows. As the decade unfolds against a backdrop of increasing ethnic violence, Grace watches helplessly as the life she knows begins to crumble. Slowly, this once happy family is torn apart as four of her children each make the decision to leave their home. In London, the de Silvas are all, in their different ways, desperately homesick. Caught in a cultural clash between East and West, life is not as they expected. Only Thornton's daughter, Meeka, moves confidently into a world that is full of possibilities. But nothing is as easy as it seems and she must overcome heartbreak, a terrible mistake and single parenthood before she is finally able to see the extraordinary effects of history on her family's migration.… (plus d'informations)
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When Grace de Silva's once prominent family loses their vast tea estate she has little idea how everyone's life in her lush Eden-like homeland of Sri Lanka is about to change. Her children dream of escape-Jacob, the eldest, wants desperately to go to England; Thornton longs to become a poet; Alicia wants to be a concert pianist. But civil unrest is brewing and Christopher, the youngest of the de Silva children, is soon caught up in the violence and tragedy that follows. Against a backdrop of escalating ethnic conflict, Grace watches helplessly as the life she knows begins to crumble. Slowly, this once inseparable family is torn apart as they make the decision to emigrate to England. In London, the de Silva's are all, in their different ways, desperately homesick. Caught in a cultural clash between the traditional life they knew in the East and the jarring modernity of the West, life is not what any of them had dreamed of. Only Meeka, the first of the de Silva family to be born in England, moves confidently through a world that is full of possibilities. But even her life is not as easy as it often seems to her immigrant family. Only after she has overcome heartbreak and a terrible mistake can she finally see the extraordinary effects of history on her family's migration. ( )
  dalzan | Nov 4, 2012 |
Bone China follows three generations of a once-wealthy Tamil family, with matriarch Grace as the central figure. As the family suffers a decline in their fortunes and personal tragedies caused by the political upheaval surrounding them, the members leave Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) one by one and settle in England.

I didn't find the story as engaging as other immigrant stories I've read. However, this novel is worth reading if you want a sense of the cultural and political history of Sri Lanka in the second half of the 20th century. Tearne describes movingly the ordeals faced by those who escape the ethnic violence by relocating to a foreign land as well as those who choose to stay behind in the aftermath. ( )
1 voter mathgirl40 | Jun 12, 2011 |
Tearne's second novel, Bone China, is a family saga that follows three generations of the de Silvas through their slide from a position of prominence in pre-WWII Ceylon, then through the Sri Lankan civil war, and ending in current day London.

Ever since reading Anil's Ghost by Michael Ondaatje a few years ago, Sri Lanka has been my favourite arm chair travel destination. Roma Tearne has become my favourite Sri Lankan author because she captures the exotic beauty of the island in exquisite detail. Her writing is absolutely lovely. This is the third novel by her that I've read, and once again she had me scurrying to the internet to plan my dream vacation to Sri Lanka.

When I started the book I recognized some familiar elements from her novels Mosquito and Brixton Beach, and I was afraid that she was just rehashing the same material. But once I got into the novel I was swept up in the story and found it wasn't repetitious at all. It does follow the family saga formula to some extent, but her characters are well-rounded and feel real.

Recommended for: readers who want to dive into a book with a straightforward storyline, interesting characters, and tons of atmosphere. I still think Mosquito is her best book, but this one is worth reading. It would make a good vacation read. ( )
2 voter Nickelini | May 22, 2011 |
At first I found this book hard to get into, but by the time I got to around about page 150, I was hooked! A very interesting look at how others percieve and adapt to western culture. ( )
  Luvdance42 | Apr 24, 2011 |
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Tearne, an artist and writer who was herself born in Sri Lanka and moved to Britain at the age of 10, gives the Tamil diaspora a recognizable face in this plainly told yet engaging tale.
 
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An epic novel of love, loss and a family uprooted, set in the contrasting landscapes of war-torn Sri Lanka and immigrant London. Grace de Silva, wife of the shiftless but charming Aloysius, has five children and a crumbling marriage. Her eldest son, Jacob, wants desperately to go to England. Thornton, the most beautiful of all the children and his mother's favourite, dreams of becoming a poet. Alicia wants to be a concert pianist. Only Frieda has no ambition, other than to remain close to her family. But civil unrest is stirring in Sri Lanka and Christopher, the youngest and the rebel of the family, is soon caught up in the tragedy that follows. As the decade unfolds against a backdrop of increasing ethnic violence, Grace watches helplessly as the life she knows begins to crumble. Slowly, this once happy family is torn apart as four of her children each make the decision to leave their home. In London, the de Silvas are all, in their different ways, desperately homesick. Caught in a cultural clash between East and West, life is not as they expected. Only Thornton's daughter, Meeka, moves confidently into a world that is full of possibilities. But nothing is as easy as it seems and she must overcome heartbreak, a terrible mistake and single parenthood before she is finally able to see the extraordinary effects of history on her family's migration.

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