By Paul Svendsen
Review & Description
Imagine yourself in love for the first time. You have found the perfect match, your other half. Now imagine you discover, quite by chance, that you were born a twin, you have a sister. Who is she? Where is she? Have you passed her on the street and not known her? Does she share your skin color, your hair, your musical talent?
In the heady days of first love, Philip discovers strange similarities between his life and Serena’s. He finds out that they are both adopted; their mothers both poor immigrant girls from India; they even share a birthday; no wonder their relationship is so perfect. But as more coincidences in their lives become apparent, all becomes disastrously clear to Philip. Serena cannot be – but must be – his lost sister. Devastated that his ideal love is forbidden, Philip flees to Germany to immerse himself in music. His fledgling career as a concert pianist takes off but he cannot forget Serena, as she cannot forget him. Serena, confused and miserable at Philip’s sudden, unexplained departure from her life, tries to track him down, discovering truths about herself on the way.
Although at its core a love story, “”Lies My Mother Taught Me” explores diverse cultural values and customs, taking the reader to the slums of Calcutta, the heart of London, the concert halls of Europe and to stuffy English suburbia, as Philip and Serena experience ecstasy, sadness, the unconditional love and betrayal of mothers and the strength they both find in their own artistic growth. Woven into the fabric of “Lies My Mother Taught Me” is the central theme of music, Philip’s grounding and lifeline when his world crumbles about him.
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