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_aDivakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, _d1956- _eauthor. _9131742 |
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_aIndependence : _ba novel / |
250 | _aFirst edition. | ||
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_aNew York, NY : _bWilliam Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, _c[2023] |
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_a275 pages ; _c24 cm |
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500 | _a"Originally published as Independence in India in 2022 by HarperCollins India." --Title page verso. | ||
520 | _a"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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_aSisters _vFiction. _9131743 |
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_aFathers _xDeath _vFiction. _9131744 |
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_aIndia _xSocial life and customs _y20th century _vFiction. _9131745 |
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_aIndia _xHistory _yPartition, 1947 _vFiction. _9131746 |
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_aBengal (India) _vFiction. _9131747 |
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_aHistorical fiction. _2lcgft _9131748 |
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_aDomestic fiction. _2lcgft _9131749 |
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