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Rama’s Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel

Rama’s Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel

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Rama pushed against a labyrinth of isolating false starts. Engulfed by controversy, without resources, and determined to fight death, Rama built a home for famine victims. Would this be her labyrinth's center or another dead end?

 

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Educated and inquisitive, Pandita Ramabai was born in 1858 near Gangamul in the Western Ghat mountains of southern India. The daughter of a Sanskrit scholar, she rose to become a respected scholar herself, in a time when women rarely held such positions. But having lost nearly everyone she loved to famine or cholera, Rama spent most of her life in search of a community she could call home. A widow and single mother, she became a social activist and reformer, relentlessly advocating for the education of women and the care of India’s many poor, widowed child-brides.

Rama’s journey takes readers across British India to England and America as this strong, determined woman battles prejudice, tradition and a male-dominated society to find justice for those with no voice or opportunity. The Pandita Ramabai Mukti Mission, which she founded during a severe famine, became home to thousands of outcast children, child widows, orphans, and other destitute women. It is still active today. As one of the world’s great, unsung heroines, Pandita Ramabai has been called one of India’s “greatest daughters.”

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Author: Sandra Wagner Wright
Series: Women of Determination and Courage
Genre: Biographical Fiction
Publication Year: 2018
ASIN: B079RL75NK
ISBN: 9780996384551
"Cleanly written, subtle in the treatment of intimacies, with excellent sensorial immediacy."
“. . . an emotionally inspiring journey with characters so well-drawn you can't help but follow them through the labyrinth of their lives."
– – Gerri Russell, Amazon bestselling author
"Wagner-Wrights novel is an informative exploration of one of history's many forgotten heroines."
". . . a thoroughly convincing dramatic take on a strand of Indian history rarely touched on in fiction." "Cleanly written, subtle in the treatment of intimacies, with excellent sensorial immediacy, Rama's Labyrinth is a weekend's engaging pursuit." Five Stars
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Sandra Wagner Wright

Sandra Wagner-Wright holds the doctoral degree in history and taught women's and global history at the University of Hawai`i. When she's not researching or writing, Sandra enjoys travel, including trips to India, China, and St. Petersburg, Russia. Sandra particularly likes writing about strong women who make a difference. She lives in Hilo, Hawai`i with her family and writes a weekly blog relating to history, travel, and the idiosyncrasies of life.

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