Weaving Fire - Demy (Hb)
<b>This translation of M.V. Venkatram�s Tamil classic novel, <i>Velvi Thee</i>, is based on the lives of a little-known Saurashtrian silk weavers� community in Tamil Nadu.</b><br> A highly skilled and hard-working weaver, Kannan�s life has always been a battle of exploitation and survival�first by his own family members and later by unscrupulous middlemen who made sure the weavers remained impoverished. The story begins with rains lashing and ruining the weavers� village, including Kannan and his wife Kausalai�s home and looms. Kannan�s economic ruin provides his long-time employee and confidante the opportunity to backstab him. During this turmoil, Hema, a young widow, enters Kannan�s life. She is determined to have a relationship with Kannan, even if it means sharing him with her friend Kausalai and giving Kannan money to bail him out of his dire financial situation. A pregnant Kausalai is furious and distraught when she finds the truth about Hema�s intentions.<br> While Kannan is in the middle of negotiations to find a solution to the weavers� union strike, he returns home late one night and realizes his wife and daughter are missing!
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