... spill across the flooded roads. Behind this lush life, however, something festers. Rahel Kochamma, one of the novel's twin protagonists, returns to her family home in the Kerali town of Ayemenem, and decay slithers out to greet her. The house walls "bulged a little with dampness that seeped up from the ... cross the river to reach a long-abandoned house in the middle of an overgrown estate. On the veranda of the house they prepare a home from home by taking some of their special things and some food. What they do not realise is that on the night of Sophie's arrival, Ammu and ... Ammu, m...

• Word Count: 2899
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: High School

... I've never really known what it means to be Chinese. I am thirty-six years old. My mother is dead and I am on a train, carrying with me her dreams of coming home. I am going to China. Tan uses descriptive imagery when writing about when June is traveling with her seventy-two-year-old father ... ...

• Word Count: 423
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School