Independence : a novel /
Material type: TextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]Edition: First editionDescription: 275 pages ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780063142381
- 0063142384
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Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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F | Chamberlin Free Public Library | Fiction | F DIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34480000594816 |
"Originally published as Independence in India in 2022 by HarperCollins India." --Title page verso.
"India, 1947. In a village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge from the violent events taking shape in the nation. Then their father is killed during a riot, and even their neighbors turn against them, bringing the events of their country closer to home. When the partition of India is officially decided, a drastic--and dangerous--change is in the air. India is now for Hindus, Pakistan for Muslims. The sisters find themselves separated from one another, each on a different path. They fear for what will happen to not just themselves, but one another."--
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