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The Coffer Dams by Kamala Markandaya || First UK Edition 1969

Name: The Coffer Dams by Kamala Markandaya || First UK Edition 1969
Brand: LivreEclectica
SKU: 1356396173
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Rating: 5.0 (24 reviews)

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Vintage from the 1960s

This first UK edition of The Coffer Dams by Kamala Markandaya was published by Hamish Hamilton in 1969.

The Details:
The book is in very good condition. Unclipped. Owner's name stamped onto front endpage. Dust jacket in very good condition.

The Story:
Clinton, founder and head of a firm of international construction engineers, arrives in India to build a dam, bringing with him his young wife, Helen, and a strong team of aides and skilled men. They are faced with a formidable project, which involves working in daunting mountain and jungle terrain, within a time schedule dictated by the extreme tropical weather. Inevitable setbacks occur; accidents and friction among the mixed labour force present further complications. But to Clinton the building of the dam is more than a challenge; it is an obsession—not, however, shared by Helen.

Appalled by her husband’s concern with structures rather than with men, she turns to the local Indian tribesmen, finding in them the human values she finds lacking in the British camp. With relations between the Clintons becoming increasingly raw-edged, the first rains fall and, as the torrents sweep the valley and the level of the river rises, so does the tension in the beleaguered camp. The vital question looms: to breach the coffer dams, or allow them to stand, thereby placing the lives of the tribesmen in jeopardy. It is a fundamental question that splits the camp exposing the lingering prejudices of a bygone colonial era. (goodreads)

The Author:
Pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. A native of Mysore, India, Markandaya was a graduate of Madras University, and afterward published several short stories in Indian newspapers. After India declared its independence, Markandaya moved to Britain, though she still labeled herself an Indian expatriate long afterward. (goodreads)

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