Amandeep Sandhu
Sepia Leaves
In the 1970s, India is reeling under Emergency and in Rourkela, a Nehruvian dream town in Orissa, a small boy is struggling to deal with hos dysfunctional family. The arrival of a surrogate mother for Appu causes his mother's madness to take a furious turn. Years later, Appu's father dies on a summer evening in Bangalore. In the course of that night, Appu pores over letters, diaries and family albums to slowly come to terms with his mother's schizophrenia and its effect on those living under its shadow.
Length
196
Pages
Rupa Publications India
1st edition
Publisher
Language
EN
English
5/1/08
Adventure
Released
Adventure
Genre
1. Written by Psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb who was used to being the therapist in the room until the script was flipped and she went through a crisis that led to her being the recipient of therapy.
2. Instead of being written in the typical fashion of a self help book, it’s written as a memoir.
3. She shares her experience as both the therapist and the client, with dashes of humour in between to lighten things up.
Why we chose it ?
In the 1970s, India is reeling under Emergency and in Rourkela, a Nehruvian dream town in Orissa, a small boy is struggling to deal with hos dysfunctional family. The arrival of a surrogate mother for Appu causes his mother's madness to take a furious turn. Years later, Appu's father dies on a summer evening in Bangalore. In the course of that night, Appu pores over letters, diaries and family albums to slowly come to terms with his mother's schizophrenia and its effect on those living under its shadow.
Amandeep Sandhu was born in Rourkela and has lived in Orissa, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Chattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. He earned a Masters in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad and is currently settled in Bangalore. He has worked as a farm-hand, woollen-garment seller, shop assistant, tuition master, teacher and journalist with the Economic Times. He is currently a technical writer.
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