The Folded Earth - A book Review

I am a member of Free Press Blog tours on Book blogs. This is a division of Simon and Shuster and although I haven't participated in a while, because there hasn't been a book that caught my fancy, I jumped at the chance to read Anuradha Roy's newest venture. If you recall I wrote a glowing review of An Atlas of Impossible Longing, stating it was one of my all time favorite books. So given a chance to read her next novel I didn't hesitate.

Here is what the byline said:


WITH HER DEBUT NOVEL, An Atlas of Impossible Longing, Anuradha Roy’s exquisite storytelling instantly won readers’ hearts around the world, and the novel was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post and The Seattle Times.
Now, Roy has returned with another masterpiece that is already earning international prize attention, an evocative and deeply moving tale of a young woman making a new life for herself amid the foothills of the Himalaya. Desperate to leave a private tragedy behind, Maya abandons herself to the rhythms of the little village, where people coexist peacefully with nature. But all is not as it seems, and she soon learns that no refuge is remote enough to keep out the modern world. When power-hungry politicians threaten her beloved mountain community, Maya finds herself caught between the life she left behind and the new home she is determined to protect. Elegiac, witty, and profound by turns, and with a tender love story at its core, The Folded Earth brims with the same genius and love of language that made An Atlas of Impossible Longing an international success and confirms Anuradha Roy as a

major new literary talent.

 What I can tell you about The Folded Earth is this: Roy writes about life, loss and forbidden loves. Much the same as her first novel, but in this case she concentrates on varying characters. Her open door into the lives of the Indian culture, what is allowed, and what is not is brilliantly written. She brings the reader along for the ride with exotic descriptions and explanations. The twist in her ending is a tragedy and a relief, yet it leaves you wanting more. More descriptions, more debauchery and more forbidden love.

If you love her first book you will certainly enjoy this one as well!

I highly recommend it!