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As Sweet As Honey
Indira Ganesan
2012, 295 pages
Fiction
On a lovely island in the Indian Ocean, Mina lives with her extended family at the family compound run by her grandmother. Her favorite Aunt Meterling, who is very tall and has finally found love, is getting married to a man from England named Archer. The groom unexpectedly dies from a stroke suffered during the wedding dance.
Family and friends are surprised when Aunt Meterling announces she is going to have a child. Archer’s brother Simon comes to the island to inform Meterling that Archer left his house and land in England to her. He finds her enchanting, marries her and takes her to England to live and raise the child.
As we meet the many members of the extended family, we follow their struggles with race, culture and family traditions in their quest to make lives for themselves. This book evokes wonderful images of the island, England and the cultures of both places. There is even a ghost that shows up to see how things are progressing. A very pleasant read.
