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Staples, Suzanne Fisher
3 Reviews
(2)
YA
Ten years after the events of Haveli, Shabanu's daughter Mumtaz, fifteen, lives with her grandfather. After he dies, Mumtaz learns she must immediately marry her American cousin. The family's skirmishes, intrigues, and loves give this book the tenor of a dynastic epic, with a touch of the supernatural thrown in. Staples's quick-paced plotting and attention to sensual detail are thoroughly absorbing. Glos.
Reviewer: Deirdre F. Baker
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2008
(2)
4-6
Staples recalls every sensorial and emotional detail of her summer as an almost fifth grader when a dog adopts her family. Her father has already told her she can't have a dog, but Suzanne is determined to keep "Jeff." The adult Suzanne remembers the child's loneliness and pain with visceral intensity and creates a memoir not of a dog but of the girl who loves and loses him.
Reviewer: Susan Dove Lempke
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2003
(2)
YA
Parvati's uncanny, eerie prescience marks her as different, and people begin to hold her responsible for the catastrophic cyclone that opens the novel. Parvati seeks pleasure in mimicking the dance movements of a statue carved by her deceased father, which comes alive for her alone. Staples breathes life into her evocation of India. Despite an uneven pace, this is a memorable novel about a fascinating place and mythology. Glos.
Reviewer: Susan P. Bloom
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2000
3 reviews
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