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01459aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 AA10DBA24A6C11EBA705A6345BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20201230010012 008 190911r20161954ctu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 1684220114 020 $a 9781684220113 035 $a (OCoLC)1118694958 040 $a ZQP $b eng $e rda $c ZQP $d OCLCF $d SILO 100 1 $a Markandaya, Kamala, $d 1924-2004. 245 10 $a Nectar in a sieve : $b a novel / $c by Kamala Markandaya. 264 1 $a Mansfield Centre, CT : $b Martino Publishing, $c 2016. 300 $a 190 pages ; $c 23 cm 500 $a Originally published: New York : New American Library, ©1954. 520 $a Set in a village in southern India shortly after India gained independence, Nectar in a Sieve portrays, through the lives of its characters -Rukmani, Nathan and their children - the hopes and aspirations of a young nation recently embarked on the path of development, surmounting many obstacles along the way. Few novels ever published have celebrated the human spirit, its sheer resilience, with greater success. 650 0 $a Women $z India $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Farmers' spouses $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Married women $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Farm life $v Fiction. 651 0 $a India $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Domestic fiction. $2 lcgft 941 $a 1 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20201230010118.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AA10DBA24A6C11EBA705A6345BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search