Independence
A Novel
New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 275 pages ; 24 cm
"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."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects:
Sisters -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
India -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Fiction.
Bengal (India) -- Fiction.
Sisters -- Fiction.
Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.
India -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.
India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Fiction.
Bengal (India) -- Fiction.
ISBN:
9780063142381
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
F Divakaruni | Ballentine Indoors | Fiction | In |
F Divakaruni | Wheatley (Shandon) | Fiction | Out (Due: 5/14/2024) |
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"Originally published as Independence in India in 2022 by HarperCollins India." --Title page verso.