Waiting for the Monsoon
ABOUT
THE BOOK
India, 1995. Charlotte Bridgwater lives with her father, a former British general, and just one loyal servant in a stately old mansion in the town of Rampur. Money is scarce and the once grand estate is crumbling.
In a desperate bid to generate income, Charlotte rents a room to Madan, an Indian tailor with an astonishing talent for making beautiful garments. Madan is unable to communicate verbally, but the two have an immediate and electrifying connection. And, as the extreme heat before the impending monsoon paralyzes the residents of Rampur, the details of their lives unfold: Charlotte’s unhappy childhood and the early death of her husband, Madan’s poverty-stricken life on the streets, and how and when their paths have crossed before.
Told in rich, rhapsodic prose, spanning decades and across continents, Waiting for the Monsoon is an unforgettable tale of love, loss, and the unwavering bond between two people.
ABOUT
THE TRANSLATOR Barbara Potter
Fasting
Barbara Potter Fasting is an accomplished translator who currently resides in the Netherlands and has published a variety of book translations. Barbara earned a B.A. degree in Latin Literature from Georgian Court and an M.A. degree in translation studies from the University of Amsterdam. She attended the Instituut voor Vertaalkunde in Amsterdam and is certified Dutch-English by the American Translators Association and earned the state accreditation examination for Translator-Interpreter, The Hague.
Barbara Potter Fasting is an accomplished translator who currently resides in the Netherlands and has published a variety of book translations. Barbara earned a B.A. degree in Latin Literature from Georgian Court and an M.A. degree in translation studies from the University of Amsterdam. She attended the Instituut voor Vertaalkunde in Amsterdam and is certified Dutch-English by the American Translators Association and earned the state accreditation examination for Translator-Interpreter, The Hague.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
Excellent novel about the love of a British lady for a local dressmaker in India in 1995.