![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In this story of family secrets, patriarch Valmiki conceals a painful fact about his sexual identity while his youngest, the lively and intelligent Viveka, struggles to come to terms with a painful secret connected to her sexual identity. In "Valmiki's Daughter," critically acclaimed and best-selling novelist Shani Mootoo returns to the style - and some of the themes - she first explored in her breakout book, "Cereus Blooms at Night." Mootoo introduces readers to the Krishnus, a well-to-do Trinidadian family firmly ensconced in the strict social hierarchy of the island. In this story of family secrets, patriarch Valmiki conceals a painful fact about his sexual identity while his youngest, the lively and intelligent Viveka, struggles to come to terms with a. ![]()
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