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In the tradition of the Joy Luck Club, Bharati Mukherjee has written a remarkable novel that is both the portrait of a traditional Brahmin Indian family and a contemporary American story of a woman who has in many ways broken with tradition but still remains tied to her native country. Mukherjee follows the diverging paths taken by three extraordinary Calcutta-born sisters as they come of age in a changing world. Moving effortlessly between generations, she weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history.
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Desirable Daughters, Bharati Mukherjee
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- 2003
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- Title
- Desirable Daughters
- Subtitle
- A Novel
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Bharati Mukherjee
- Publisher
- Hachette Books
- Released
- 2003
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 320
- ISBN10
- 0786885157
- ISBN13
- 9780786885152
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Historical Fiction, Women, Asia, India, Indian Literature
- Rating
- 3.3 out of 5
- Description
- In the tradition of the Joy Luck Club, Bharati Mukherjee has written a remarkable novel that is both the portrait of a traditional Brahmin Indian family and a contemporary American story of a woman who has in many ways broken with tradition but still remains tied to her native country. Mukherjee follows the diverging paths taken by three extraordinary Calcutta-born sisters as they come of age in a changing world. Moving effortlessly between generations, she weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history.