Review: From An-other Land

ABL Review At-A-Glance

Ø Title: From An-other Land

Ø My Rating: 4.5

Ø Genre:

Ø Author:
Tanushree Ghosh

Ø Format:
Paperback*

My Thoughts…

Every once in a while, I NEED to read a book like this. I need to read a book that bursts my happy little bubble. That pushes me outside of my comfort zone and into the real world, where things beyond toddler temper tantrums are happening. A world where greatness exists alongside unimaginable fear and pain.

The reality of the lives of people trying to immigrate to this country is stark. I can’t begin to enumerate the lists of things I learned about immigration and the lives of Indian immigrants from this book.

I particularly loved the style of writing from this book. From the introduction if the characters in a particularly unique form, to the way each chapter sets out the focus of each journey, this book is thought provoking and beautiful. The prose are strikingly honest and challenging while at times humorous.

I also truly enjoyed how much I learned about human nature and myself while reading From An-other Land. In one chapter, a character is discussing difficult conditions and conveniences and how adaptable we become to them. “But once not needed, such skills [to deal with difficulties] were forgotten rendering people helpless to much lesser obstacles.” That just hit me. I am constantly consumed with the worries of my life, even though all of my vital needs are easily taken care of. How truly I can relate to this. I am so used to my conveniences, even ones that I wasn’t born with, that I would be unable to function without them.

This is a quick read, but I would not call it easy. It’s beautiful, but way too real to be easy. There is no comfort offered in these pages, except the comfort of an occasional laugh and of getting a different perspective on life. I am so happy to have read this book and will be recommending it to all of my friends.

* Special thanks to Tanushree Ghosh, Readomania Publishing, and iRead Book Tours for providing a copy of Glory Road in exchange for an honest review.

Book Details:

Book Title: From An-Other Land by Tanushree Ghosh
Category: Adult Fiction, 224 pages
Genre: Short Stories, Immigrant Stories, Literary
Publisher: Readomania Publishing
Release date: December 4, 2018
Tour dates: March 18 to April 5, 2019
Content Rating: PG + M (It has mature themes in the backdrop in some stories, but doesn’t have explicit language or description)

Book Description:

Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas to the border wall – the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.

But what is immigration today? A question of life or death – fleeing of persecution? A compulsion? Or a mere pursuance of privilege? And what is the US today? A land of opportunities? Or a quagmire impossible to comprehend, inherently racist and selfish?

From An-Other Land dives deep into immigration today for the diaspora and its many facets with characters who seek to define themselves in an intercultural setting that is less and less sure of itself. A reality check and a guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern-day US.

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Meet the Author:

Tanushree Ghosh works in Tech and has a Doctorate in Chemistry from the Cornell University. She is also a social activist and writer. Her blog posts, op-eds, poems, and stories are an effort to provoke thoughts, especially towards issues concerning women and social justice.

She is a contributor (past and present) to several popular e-zines (incl. The Huffington Post US, The Logical Indian, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tribune India, Women’s Web, and Cafe Dissensus). Her literary resume includes poems and stories featured in national and international magazines (Words Pauses and Noises, UK; TUCK, Glimmer Train Honorable mention) as well as inclusion in seven anthologies such as Defiant Dreams (Oprah 2016 reading list placeholder) and The Best Asian Short Stories 2017 (published out of Singapore by Kitaab). Her first single-author book, From An-Other Land, is on immigration.

She has held different leadership roles in non-profits (ASHA and AID India) and is the founder and director of Her Rights (www.herrights.website), a 501(3) c non-profit committed to furthering the cause of gender equality. She is often an invited speaker or panelist for both corporate and non-profit endeavors.

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