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Author:

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee.

Title:

Independence / BY Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

William Morrowan imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

275 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Sisters--Fiction.
fathers--Death--Fiction.
India--Social life and customs--20th century--Fiction.
India--History--Partition, 1947--Fiction.
Bengal (India)--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Summary:

"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."--

ISBN:

0063142384
9780063142381

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