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Author:
Chaudhuri, Maria.
Title:
Beloved strangers : a memoir / Maria Chaudhuri.
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Publisher:
Bloomsbury,
Copyright Date:
2014
Description:
199 pages ; 22 cm.
Subject:
Chaudhuri, Maria.
Bangladeshi Americans--Biography.
Immigrants--United States--Biography.
Muslims--United States--Biography.
Young women--Biography.
Dhaka (Bangladesh)--Biography.
Jersey City (N.J.)--Biography.
Coming of age.
Belonging (Social psychology)
Transnationalism--Psychological aspects.
Notes:
"First published in Great Britain in 2014"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- Saving Grace -- Fallen -- Beloved strangers -- Deep end -- Sweet, sour and bitter -- Epilogue.
Summary:
"From Dhaka to Jersey City, ... a candid and moving account of growing up and a meditation on why people leave their homes and why they sometimes find it difficult to return. This unforgettable memoir will resonate with anyone carving out a place for herself in the world, straddling two cultures while trying to find a place to belong"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
1620406225 (hbk.)
9781620406229 (hbk.) :
OCLC:
(OCoLC)866251994
LCCN:
2013041951
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)
ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)
GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)

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