The Seduction of Silence - by Bem Le Hunte (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Follow Five Generations of One Remarkable Indian Family on a Quest for Enlightenment.

Review Quotes

"The Seduction of Silence is a work of persuasive imagination...such scope, power and narrative charm...ample and fascinating." -- Thomas Keneally, author of Schindler's List

"An unexpected delight... [Le Hunte] gives new meaning to the search for spiritual fulfillment." -- Lalita Tademy, author of Oprah Book Club selection Cane River

"There is real enchantment here...[in] prose as vivid and arresting as a marigold. I couldn't put it down." -- Geraldine Brooks, author of Year of Wonders and Nine Parts of Desire

"A splendidly conceived saga...: vivid, compelling, utterly fascinating." -- Kirkus Reviews

A lovely... ambitious novel ...Le Hunte threads events together with a confident, steady hand...." -- Washington Post

"Terrific one-liners and skillful foreshadowing make for a great read. " -- San Francisco Chronicle Book Review

"...a glorious mélange of family saga, social commentary, and treatise on spirituality." -- Booklist

"Le Hunte and her book, The Seduction of Silence, have all the ingredients for success." -- The Bulletin (Australia)

"Passionate prose, which although lacking the mad pyrotechnics of Rushdie's wordplay, is nonetheless just as intense." -- Melbourne Age

"Le Hunte creates a vivid sense of place, spiking it with strange and haunting characters." -- Adelaide Advertiser