535 records matched your query
02113aam a2200313 i 4500 001 963D1F7809DB11EF9809F61335ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240504010017 008 240320t20242023nyu 000 1 eng d 020 $a 0063142392 020 $a 9780063142398 035 $a (OCoLC)1427386188 040 $d SILO 100 1 $a Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, $d 1956- $e author. 245 10 $a Independence : $b a novel / $c Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. 250 $a First William Morrow paperback edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, $c 2024. 300 $a 275 pages ; $c 20 cm 500 $a "Three sisters, their deep bond, and the struggle for India's freedom"--Cover. 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." 650 0 $a Sisters $v Fiction. 650 0 $a Fathers $x Death $v Fiction. 651 0 $a India $x Social life and customs $y 20th century $v Fiction. 651 0 $a India $x History $y Partition, 1947 $v Fiction. 651 0 $a Bengal (India) $v Fiction. 655 7 $a Historical fiction. $2 gsafd 941 $a 1 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20240504010054.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=963D1F7809DB11EF9809F61335ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search