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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - A quiet, devastating novel about migration, marriage, and the choices that shape a life.The Smile of the Bougainvillea follows Dev, an immigrant who builds a stable life across continents-Neyveli, Chennai, Dubai, London-while slowly drifting away from the people closest to him. Through therapy sessions and fragmented memories, Dev begins to see what he once avoided: how small, reasonable decisions-postponed conversations, missed moments, unexamined compromises-accumulate into irreversible loss.This is not a story of dramatic collapse. It is a novel about the middle years: marriages that erode quietly, children who learn early what absence feels like, and ambitions that provide security while demanding emotional distance in return.Told with restraint and psychological precision, the novel examines:How migration reshapes identity and intimacyHow professional success can coexist with private disappearanceHow love fades not through cruelty, but through neglectHow people become strangers to the lives they once imaginedFramed through therapy rather than chronology, Dev's recollections are partial and reflective, attentive to what was said, what was done, and what remained unspoken. The result is a profoundly human portrait of adulthood lived provisionally-stable on the surface, fragile underneath.This is literary fiction for readers who value emotional realism, quiet tension, and moral complexity over spectacle.Perfect for readers of:introspective literary fictionnovels about migration, identity, and marriagecharacter-driven stories about family and responsibilitybooks that linger long after the final pageIf you've ever wondered how a life can look complete while slowly coming undone, The Smile of the Bougainvillea is for you. …

Paperback. Zustand: new. Paperback. A quiet, devastating novel about migration, marriage, and the choices that shape a life.The Smile of the Bougainvillea follows Dev, an immigrant who builds a stable life across continents-Neyveli, Chennai, Dubai, London-while slowly drifting away from the people closest to him. Through therapy sessions and fragmented memories, Dev begins to see what he once avoided: how small, reasonable decisions-postponed conversations, missed moments, unexamined compromises-accumulate into irreversible loss.This is not a story of dramatic collapse. It is a novel about the middle years: marriages that erode quietly, children who learn early what absence feels like, and ambitions that provide security while demanding emotional distance in return.Told with restraint and psychological precision, the novel examines: How migration reshapes identity and intimacyHow professional success can coexist with private disappearanceHow love fades not through cruelty, but through neglectHow people become strangers to the lives they once imaginedFramed through therapy rather than chronology, Dev's recollections are partial and reflective, attentive to what was said, what was done, and what remained unspoken. The result is a profoundly human portrait of adulthood lived provisionally-stable on the surface, fragile underneath.This is literary fiction for readers who value emotional realism, quiet tension, and moral complexity over spectacle.Perfect for readers of: introspective literary fictionnovels about migration, identity, and marriagecharacter-driven stories about family and responsibilitybooks that linger long after the final pageIf you've ever wondered how a life can look complete while slowly coming undone, The Smile of the Bougainvillea is for you. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. The Smile of the Bougainvillea | Durai R | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | Durai R | EAN 9798993523255 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.