Ready Reference Treatise: Nectar In a Sieve

“Nectar In a Sieve” by Kamala Markandaya was first published in 1954. The story revolves around the central character, Rukmani, the daughter of the village headman, and her husband, Nathan, a tenant farmer.

The title of the novel has been taken from the famous line written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem ‘Work without Hope.’ An excerpt from “Work without Hope” is the epigraph of the novel:

Work without hope draws nectar in a sieve,
And hope without an object cannot live.

Ready Reference Treatise: Nectar In a Sieve
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Chapter One: About the Author and Introduction to the Novel
Chapter Two: Introduction to Plot
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis