A Nest for Lalita - Langer, Ken
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Meen Kaul is riding high in her position as director of Behera House, a safe haven in India for women who have survived domestic violence. But when the stock market crashes, Meena loses her funding for a new campus. Seeing an opportunity to win women's votes before a national election, the Hindu Democratic Party (HDP) steps in with a multimillion-dollar grant. Meena's worst fears come to pass as the nationalist Hindu party wins the election and begins to chip away at a hundred years of progress on women's rights. Meanwhile, Simon Bliss, America's foremost "green" architect, arrives to design…mehr

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Meen Kaul is riding high in her position as director of Behera House, a safe haven in India for women who have survived domestic violence. But when the stock market crashes, Meena loses her funding for a new campus. Seeing an opportunity to win women's votes before a national election, the Hindu Democratic Party (HDP) steps in with a multimillion-dollar grant. Meena's worst fears come to pass as the nationalist Hindu party wins the election and begins to chip away at a hundred years of progress on women's rights. Meanwhile, Simon Bliss, America's foremost "green" architect, arrives to design the flagship building of the new campus. Trapped in a stalled marriage, Simon falls for the bright and alluring Meena and is quickly sucked into the perilous world of Indian politics. In his attempt to loosen the HDP's grip on Meena and win her affection, Simon spars with reactionary politicians, crooked priests, and sleazy businessmen who will stop at nothing to protect their interests. In the process, Simon comes face to face with disturbing truths about his own past, and Meena finds herself trapped in a way she could have never expected. Langer has written an emotionally charged novel complete with forbidden love, murder, and corporate greed-all against the backdrop of an ancient country trying to find its identity in a fast-changing world.
Autorenporträt
Ken Langer's love of India began in 1971, when he spent an academic year in Varanasi. He earned his Ph.D. in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard University in 1978 and spent two years in Pune as a postdoctoral Fellow of the American Institute of Indian Studies. After leaving Sanskrit studies, Ken served as Special Assistant to the Dean of Harvard University, Vice President of Brandeis University, and consultant to the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Agency for International Development. In 2002, he founded EMSI, an international green building consulting company, with projects in the U.S., the Middle East, and Asia. His short stories, essays, book reviews, and academic articles have appeared in the Harvard Review, The Satirist, The Woven Tale, the Vineyard Gazette, Taj Mahal Review, and the Journal of the American Oriental Society. His blogs can be found on www.kenlanger.net.