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The HOUSE OF MAY FLOWERS: a tale from Kodagu by [Geetha Kariappa]

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Once upon a time, in Kodagu, a wealthy land-owner Kushalappa dies, untimely. His only son Raja’s life is fragmented as he begins his new journey as a boarder in an uncle’s house. When he returns to claim his legacy, he stands at crossroads. Braving his mother’s death and moving on, he once more becomes a victim of cruel fate. A dark secret cripples Raja. Will Raja find love and happiness in his life? Does his desire to inherit his legacy come true? Can Raja find true meaning to his life with his family? What is the secret mantra that sets Raja free from the Maya (illusion) of life?

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8 - 18 years
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227 pages
Language

English
Grade level

4 - 12
Publication date

30 December 2021
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09PHTCWJM
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 923 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 227 pages

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- #3 in Letters & Correspondence
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Dr Geetha Kariappa

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Dr Geetha Kariappa is an educator by profession and a writer by passion; now a self-published author with a mission to entertain and inspire people through stories of her experiences, to lead a joyful life.

Born in Mysore, with a Post-grad degree in English from EFL University, Hyderabad and a doctorate in Literature from Mysore University, she has 22+ years of teaching and mentoring students. Fondly called Wordsmith by her students, Geetha has worn various hats of soft-skill trainer, verbal faculty, facilitator for corporates and a toastmaster. She is a crazy about books, sudoku, collecting coins and experimenting with food. A lazy blogger and an avid reader, she loves nature, day-dreaming and gardening, not in any order.

Geetha lives in Mysore and Kodagu with her husband. Her only son lives in California with his wife.

Geetha's debut book "The House of May Flowers" chronicles the coming of age and adventures of a typical Kodava guy born to riches. The folklores, traditions and the magic of Kodagu have seeped into her stories through and through. This is a book that invites scrutiny about a new culture at close quarters.

To know more about Geetha, follow her on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/geetakariappa

and instagram https://www.instagram.com/geethacho/

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Mridula

Culturally and emotionally extensive read

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 9 January 2023

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Growing up amidst hardships yet succeeding in career, marrying and having kids who eventually abandon him and guilt of an unfortunate accident. The protagonist has seen it all and yet strived to live on. The story is of a little boy beginning at an early age with loss and how that moment begins structuring his life for years to come. This book explores every cracks and turns of his much unfortunate yet blessed life with raw and realistic fervour.

The best thing about this book was that it was traditionally rich and introduced cultural beliefs and festivities excellently along with carrying out the philosophy on understanding and living life despite the turn of events.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 23 January 2023

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The book, “The House of Mayflowers: A Tale from Kodagu” by Geetha Kariappa is a very idealistic and real story. The writing style of the author is sincere and detailed. You will get little spots where you will be able to relate to similar feelings and dilemmas. The best part about the book is that no where does the story seem to be made up and a movie is always running in the head of the reader. I loved the character development and the italic quotes and sentences. They are real feelings of characters and very heartfelt.

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Shikha Singh

A fiction yet realistic read📖

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 7 January 2023

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This is the story of an 8 year old boy Raja who has lost his father. After the unfortunate demise of his father he has to live with his uncle. Raja loves his mother so much but due to financial crisis he was forced to live with his uncle where his life was not easy.
The story starts with the little age of Raja and ends with the death of him. In this book we will read about different phases of Raja's life. The narration was quite captivating and make you hooked till the end.
The characters in the story was quite realistic and author portrayed them really well.
This book has all emotions sometimes you feel happy and sometimes sad just like our lives which has all emotions.
Cover of the book is really beautiful and the title suits the book really well.
By reading this book you will feel every emotion which touches your heart really well.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 30 December 2022

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The most adorable, tender, and joyful moments are surrounded with grief that is so strong that you will smile while crying and laugh through your tears. There were passages in this book that made me cry and caused my heart to ache and my chest to pound with emotion.

A family from Kodagu, Karnataka, serves as the focus of the narrative. Raja is descended from a powerful landowner in that region. Everything appears to be set and great for him until one day when he loses his father and is invited to move in with them at his uncle's house, away from his mother. He eventually loses his mother, and life keeps testing him. Although he is his father's legal heir, when he comes back to claim the gorgeous Mayflower estate years later, he discovers that nothing is under his control. The narrative keeps on as to how he handles both the routine tasks of every day life and the progressively emerging secrets. Every now and again, the plot takes an intriguing turn that keeps the audience guessing and on their toes.

The writing is not flawless. Some of the details might have used a little more polish. There were several sentences that possibly needed additional correction. However, the heart and spirit of this story more than makes up for the technical writing qualities.

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 22 December 2022

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Some stories are such that they take you into their own little world and make you feel for the characters as though you know them personally and they exist somewhere out there in the big, wide world.

‘The House of Mayflowers’ is one such story that sets an atmosphere right from the beginning and gives a rustic kind off vibe all through the book; simple yet engaging.

This is the story of ‘Raja’ from the time when he lost his father at the age of 8 until his own death.

He is the undisputed heir after his father of the lovely Mayflower estate which he so dearly loves but the possession of it is yet to pass on after a good number of years!
What unfolds in between are a few events that are highly tragic and disheartening.

Raja loves his mother with all his heart but is sent to his uncle’s place after the death of his father due to financial constraints (I personally didn’t like this part, for I felt his mother was capable enough to take care of Raja; she didn’t have to send him to his uncle’s house where we was treated rather badly).

The story keeps taking leaps into different phases of Raja’s life; like his marriage with Meena, after which he had a roughly good period in his life though it lasted only for a couple of years as an incident took place that changed his life mentally.

Then come in Raja’s children who don’t care a damn of what is to happen to him or their mother, Meena. It reminded me of the movie ‘Baghban’ and I felt so frustrated at their children’s behaviour!

Overall, the story is quite sad because there are a lot of emotional hardships that Raja faces and if you’re a sensitive person you’ll feel a little something stir within you.
So would I suggest this book?
Yes, I would but not to everyone. The narration is exemplary but it isn’t a kind of book that would be liked by all.
As for me, I personally found it to be a good and an emotional read that has sprinkles of nostalgia!

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