Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

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Nectar in a Sieve by Kamala Markandaya

The acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India.

Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.

This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out (Associated Press).

Includes an Introduction by Indira Ganesan
And an Afterword by Thrity Umrigar
Kamala Markandaya was a pseudonym used by Kamala Purnaiya Taylor, an Indian novelist and journalist. Born in Bangalore, India in 1924, Markandaya was educated at the University of Madras in Chennai, India, and worked briefly for a weekly newspaper before emigrating to England in 1948. There she met her husband, with whom she lived in London. Nectar in a Sieve, her first novel, was published in 1954. She died in England in 2004.
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ISBN 13 9780451531728
ISBN 10 0451531728
Titre Nectar in a Sieve
Auteur Kamala Markandaya
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Penguin Putnam Inc
Année de publication 2010-12-07
Nombre de pages 224
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
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