My Mother's Tongues by Uma Menon, Rahele Jomepour Bell - 9781529517880

Walker Books Ltd

My Mother's TonguesA Weaving of Languages: A lyrical love letter celebrating immigrant multilingualism and mixed cultural identities\nAuthor(s): Uma Menon, Rahele Jomepour Bell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Walker Books Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Walker Books Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781529517880, 978-1529517880\nSynopsis\nIn a sparkling debut authored by a sixteen-year-old daughter of immigrants, this ode to the power of multilingualism gives voice to the lasting benefits of speaking with more than one tongue.\nSumis mother can speak two languages, Malayalam and English. She can switch between them at the speed of sound: one language when talking to Sumis grandmother, another when she addresses the shopkeeper. Sometimes she speaks a combination of both. Could it be she possesses a superpower? With awe and curiosity, young Sumi recounts the story of her mothers migration from India and how she came to acquire two tongues, now woven together like fine cloth. Rahele Jomepour Bells inviting il.