Sayantoni Das's Reviews > Those women of the Coromandel

Ranga Rao's prose is vivid and lyrical. The beautiful landscape of the Coromandel has been brought to life along with the people who inhabit the area. Be it Miss Beston, the British lady or the two Indian women : Granny Appachchi and Worker Aunt, she befriends.
I had a little difficulty understanding the characters at first as I delved right in without reading the blurb (I like to be surprised, tbh), but then it settled in on itself. After that, I did finally read the blurb and everything became clearer.

I absolutely loved the bond these women shared and how deep their connection was.
The cultural difference, the British outlook, the Indian perspective and life in the middle with patriarchy ever so ripe, has been portrayed with a kind of prowess and deft that had a moving impact altogether. There's a sense of nostalgia as the author describes 19th Century India. There is also an addictive resonance to the narrative and it just keeps flowing effortlessly. You wouldn't know when, or rather how to stop.

I absolutely loved how starkly different the lives of women were in the times of the British Raj. If you loved The Hungry Tide, you're going to love Those Women Of The Coromandel too.