The Vine Of Desire

By Melanie Klein

The beloved characters of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's bestselling novel Sister of My Heart are reunited in this powerful narrative that challenges the emotional bond between two lifelong friends, as the husband of one becomes dangerously attracted to the other. Anju and Sudha formed an astounding, almost psychic connection during their childhood in India. When Anju invites Sudha, a single mother in Calcutta, to come live with her and her husband, Sunil, in California, Sudha foolishly accepts, knowing full well that Sunil has long desired her. As Sunil's attraction rises to the surface, the trio must struggle to make sense of the freedoms of America-and of the ties that bind them to India and to one another. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038549730X
• ISBN13: 9780385497305
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.2"

Customer Reviews

Disservice to both characters

This book treats Anju terribly. She had no passages of her own. Sudha is a selfish unkind person who everyone in the novel caters to. She treats her cousin awful and the author is so in love with her she just constantly speaks of her beauty. This should never have been written, it ruins the friendship and connection. It is dated unlike the first book. If you don't want to hate the characters, do not read it. It is nothing...

Companion to "Sister"

I read this book immediately after the first one--"Sister of my heart". As a complete story, she has provided a very compelling glimpse into the hearts of two women who are closer than sisters, closer than friends. Also, we get to glimpse another culture, and when the setting shifts to the USA, we get to see the American culture through immigrant eyes. I love this author and these books, and cannot recommend them highly enough...

A Gorgeous Tale

I loved this book. I also thoroughly enjoyed the first part to this story. It continues the story of Anju and Sudha who are now reunited in America. Anju has suffered a miscarriage and her relationship with her husband, Sunil, is fragile at best. When Sudha arrives in the U.S. and lives with Anju and Sunil, old wounds are reopened and new passions flare. How all three characters grow and learn makes this story worthwhile...

A truly eloquent book to add to your collection!

After reading the first book, Sister of My Heart, one cannot comprehend how another book can be just as eloquent or beautifully written as that book was. Your heart goes into the lives of Sudha and Anjou. And this book defies all expectations and draws you into their lives even further ~~ this time you really watch them grow up into independent women. This time you suffer along with them the confusion of adultery, losing a...

Oh This Vine Gets Tangled!

Anju and Sudha are reunited again when Sudha travels to America to help her sister Anju overcome the loss of her baby. Sudha also plans to make a new life for herself and baby daughter Dayita. But the attraction that had flared just before their double wedding in Calcutta between Sudha and Anju's husband Sunil was still kindling just beneath the surface. It is this slow burning desire between in-laws that sends this household...