Description |
390 pages ; 22 cm |
Summary |
Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her familys past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Raviher grandmothers former servant and trusted confidantwho reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jayas pioneering grandmother during the British occupation. Through her courageous grandmothers arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible. |
Subject |
East Indian Americans -- Fiction.
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Women journalists -- Fiction.
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Miscarriage -- Fiction.
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Secrecy -- Fiction.
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Families -- Fiction.
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Genre |
Domestic fiction.
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ISBN |
9781503949089 (hardback) |
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1503949087 (hardback) |
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9781542048279 (Paperback) |
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1542048273 (paperback) |
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