| Desirable Daughters Contributor(s): Mukherjee, Bharati (Author) |
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ISBN: 0786885157 ISBN-13: 9780786885152 Publisher: Hachette Books OUR PRICE: $20.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2003 Annotation: Mukherjee, whose short story collection "The Middleman" won the 1998 National Book Critics Circle Award, presents a masterful meditation on marriage and family ties. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Coming Of Age - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001053061 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 4.99" W x 8.07" (0.78 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Indian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The highlight of her career to date . . . Mukherjee bursts out as a star (Publishers Weekly starred review]) in her stirring novel of three women, two continents, and a perilous journey from the old world to the new--now available in paperback. 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. |
