Waiting on Wednesday: The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly anticipating.

My pick this week is a book called The Sleeping Dictionary by Sujata Massey that releases on August 20.  What first attracted me about this book was the beautiful cover with the book on the bed and the colors so vibrant.   I’ll be reviewing this one later in the month but for now here is a bit about the book from Amazon:

 

 

YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT.

In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills—for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her—to fight for her country’s freedom and her own happiness.

You can pre-order a copy at Amazon, Amazon Canada, or B&N

 

I can’t wait to read it!  How about everyone else?  What are you anxiously waiting to read?