Fiction set in post-Independent India

Submitted: 16th September 2024

The Fertile Earth – Ruthvika Rao

An unforgettable story of love and resistance surrounding two young people born across social lines, set against a tumultuous political landscape in India.

This sounded fascinating so in I went! Plus, it’s from One World – you know this is going to be good….

Map of locations in The Fertile Earth

Fiction set in post-Independence India

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Destination : India

Author guide: Ruthvika Rao

Genre: fiction

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A novel to transport you to India

Map of locations in The Fertile Earth

This was nicely done – a novel that starts at the end of the story and then looks back at how it all happens. A boy witnesses the downfall of a family. The way this downfall happened is what makes the novel and it is quite the story…

The writing was evocative and gripping. The imagery colourful and wonderfully evoked. The characters are a complex mix of relatives, family and friends with some very interesting dynamics between them.

Location

India – already you know it’s going to be colourful and a vibrant display of life in India at the time. There are violent uprisings tearing across the countryside and the India that once existed is changing. The country and its people are burning from the inside out.