Ashes for the Elephant God by Vijaya Schartz
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: April 2000
- Publisher: Blue Planet Books, Incorporated
- Format: Paperback, 319pp
- ISBN-13: 9781930501003
- ISBN: 1930501005
Synopsis
Tale of love, suspense, reincarnation, spiritual awakenings, set in modern and ancient India. What happens when fate brings murdered lovers together again in another life, especially when the murderess lives again as well?
About the Author
Born in France, Vijaya Schartz traveled the world and studied Yoga in India, where she translated spiritual texts from English into French. Dare devil since a young age, she became a gymnast in France, a surfer and a martial artist in Hawaii, a climber and a skydiver in Arizona. Her next dare: white water rafting. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona, with her husband and their two cats.
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Ashes for the Elephant Godby Anonymous
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August 22, 2005: It was an easy read that had all the elements of a good story, but it seemed like a cheesy Hari Krishna love story. It seemed so predictable, that I didn't even have to finish the book, to know what the ending was. Also, it seemed really lame how they all figured out who they were in their last life.
Ashes for the Elephant Godby Anonymous
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October 01, 2001:
In France, Seventeen year old Jean-Francois died of AIDS. His last wish was for his sister, Fabienne Beranger, to take his ashes to India and scatter them over the Narmada River. Once done, Fabienne found she wanted to stay awhile. There, she learned that she had been reincarnated. Back in 1849, she had been known as Lakshmi. She had been a commoner. (Her fianc? had been Mukunda.) Lakshmi had been murdered, trampled under an elephant, by a Kali worshiper. Princess Korana had wanted Mukunda in her bed. When told of Lakshmi's death, Mukunda directed his anger at the princess, knowing she had somehow been responsible. He died, never seeing his beloved again.
Mukunda was reincarnated as an American. He was called 'Sahib' by all, but had the honor of being renamed by a swami named Baba. He was renamed, amazingly, Mukunda. He was the chief engineer of the dam project in India. The project had about ten more months of work to be completed. He met Kora, who worked in the beauty shop. She had an Australian accent in today's world. (But you guessed it, she was the Princess Korana from the past!) She, again, wanted Mukunda as her own.
Once again, Mukunda and Fabienne were reunited in love. Yet, once again, Kora would try to tear them apart!
**** Author, Vijaya Schartz, succeeded in making Princess Korana the type of villain that everyone loves to hate! That alone shows major talent! The story was slow to start off, but once done (and it did not take too long) I was hooked! The book blended the past and present so well that, while reading, I was not sure which time intrigued me more, 1849 or present date. In fact, I'm still not sure! The characters were well developed. By the ending, I even saw Kora in a different light. An extremely satisfying read! ****
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