Arranged Marriage

This is a powerful testament to Divakaruni's talent as a poet and prose writer. My theory is because she was a poet first and then turned to prose. You can tell how carefully she picks each word, how she puts them together to get just the effect she's looking for.

Read this book for an example of how to organize your short stories/chapters in a way that is thoughtful and provocative and for heart-breakingly human characters. For those of you writing about Eastern culture, read this book for one author's take on how to introduce Eastern culture to a Western reader in a subtle, sophisticated manner.

Originally posted at http://worderella.com/2008/03/book-arranged-marriage/