When Nishan goes to Los Angeles, he is suddenly referred to as Thatha ("grandfather"). Did this familial term contribute to your understanding of that family?
Created: 09/15/14
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Actually, it totally confused me at first. Of course the names throughout the book were an effort to keep track of and then adding family forms of address complicated it all a bit more. In the pre pub copy I received there are two blank pages at the beginning of the book marked map and family trees. I must admit that they would have been helpful many times as I was reading.
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Marianne - As you probably know, the finished book does have a family tree. The copy you read was an early reader edition before the final editing process and they are usually missing the final touches such as maps and family trees. I realize this doesn't change your reading experience but should make the matter of who's who less of a problem for those reading a copy of the published book - Davina, BB Editor.
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Thantha did not add to my understanding. I agree with other comments that the "familiar" terms and "nicknames" had me baffled, and I read this book twice. I finally made my own family tree with the first, last, nickname and relationships documented. That helped
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