Jameela Siddiqi Second Book Bombay Gardens Available Jameela Siddiqi's long awaited second novel "Bombay Gardens" –a comical look at polygamy and various ancient marriage practices -- now available at www.Lulu.com
London, UK (PRWEB) April 26, 2006 -- Jameela Siddiqi, a former refugee from Idi Amin's Uganda has just published her second novel, Bombay Gardens, in conjunction with Lulu ( www.lulu.com ), the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books. Bombay Gardens is an intriguing and comical story which links a sleepless princess, a 15th century songster and two women who meet as strangers in London, 2000. Through their conversation, we learn the story of Naranbhai, a Ugandan-Indian settler – a smalltime landlord who likes to think "big-big". The book touches upon polygamy and also the ancient Indian custom of marriage to an inanimate object – all of which causes a certain jovial dictator to get even more curious about the Indian settlers of this land-locked East African country. Jameela Siddiqi's previous novel, The Feast of the Nine Virgins, (published by Bogle L'Ouverture, London, 2001, available via amazon) was received with critical acclaim and is now included on many university post-colonial literature courses, including USA, Japan, South Africa, East Africa and Singapore. She came to Lulu with her second novel because she wanted to be in control of the publishing process and found Lulu's print-on-demand tools to be fast, easy and, most importantly, free. Bombay Gardens is available for purchase at www.lulu.com, in a marketplace filled with other unique and wonderful surprises. Link to Publication: http://www.lulu.com/jasiddiqi About the Author: Jameela Siddiqi, born in Kenya and brought up in Uganda, is a television journalist, broadcaster and music critic who has also published numerous articles, essays and short stories. The Indian Expulsion from Uganda, in 1972, is the underlying theme of most of Jameela Siddiqi's fiction. She is a regular contributor to BBC Arts programmes and is a Sony Gold Award Winner for her "Songs of the Sufi Mystics" (1998). About Lulu: Founded in 2002, Lulu is the world's fastest-growing print-on-demand marketplace for digital do-it-yourselfers. Please see www.lulu.com for more information. Media Contact: Jameela Siddiqi, London, UK -- ---------------------------------------------------------- Frederick 'FN' Noronha | Yahoomessenger: fredericknoronha http://fn.goa-india.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] Independent Journalist | +91(832)2409490 Cell 9822122436 ---------------------------------------------------------- Photographs from Goa: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fn-goa/popular-views/ _____________________________________________ Do not post admin requests to the list. Goanet mailing list ([email protected])
