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The Song Of The Fields
Paperback
Publisher: Keshav Kumar Phokeerdass
Published: Jan 13 2026
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.51
Height: 0.45 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The Song Of The Fields
When city-born Lena is sent to spend the summer with her grandfather in a remote Mauritian village, she sees only exile. Armed with only her smartphone and resentment, she arrives in a world of whispering sugarcane, ancestral secrets, and the quiet, demanding rhythm of the land. But when a sleek property developer threatens to turn her grandfather's fields-and the village's entire way of life-into a sterile luxury resort, Lena's perspective shifts. Guided by her grandfather's wisdom, the fiery flavors of the kitchen, and the pounding heartbeat of the séga drum, she must find a way to bridge two worlds. To save the song of the fields, she will have to learn its melody first, discovering that the most powerful roots are those we choose to grow ourselves.
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