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Download or read book The Mirror written by E.N.O. Provencal and published by Graphic Communications Group. This book was released on 1997-03-27 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Slate of Life written by Kali for Women (Organization) and published by Feminist Press at CUNY. This book was released on 1994 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary stories by Indian women writers. The editors caution that the female protagonists should be viewed as ordinary people, not "as exotic natives or as mere victims of patriarchal, class and caste violence." A sequel to Truth Tales.

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Download or read book Child of the Divide written by Sudha Bhuchar and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-11-22 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I have a boy. He is across the border, I know he is. A few miles between. The same stars Shine on him Summer 1947. Sixteen million people are on the move between India and the newly-formed Pakistan. Amid the violent political upheaval, young Pali's fingers slip from his father's hand, and his destiny changes forever. Lost, dispossessed and alone, Pali is saved by a Muslim family. The boy is given a new home and new family, a new name, a new faith and a new life. But seven years later, his real father returns to claim him and Pali's life is turned upside down again. He is forced to decide who he is: the Hindu boy he was born to be, the Muslim boy he has become, or simply a child of the divide. This edition has been published to mark the 70th anniversary of the partition of India and a new high-profile production originating once again at the Polka Theatre. Sudha Bhuchar's remarkable story of family, identity and belonging set against a fractured landscape is a fictionalised account of real experiences, of families torn apart and of stolen pasts, where friendship and love are found in unexpected places.

Download or read book Stories My Grandma Never Told Me written by Anuradha Ayyar and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-03-04 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A daughter returns years after her mother has passed away. A child walks miles to a temple to pray for a wish to come true. Childhood memories: funny, frightening and tragic, shape us for life. Across a busy street, a beautiful friendship develops between a musician and his muse. A mother faces her greatest dilemma when she receives a message. A daughter reminisces about her relationship with her father. These stories take you across continents and plunge you into a world of drama, sadness and joy. Invisible threads connect these stories including family ties and memories.

Download or read book Eastern Waves Western Shores written by Chathuri Nugawela and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-17 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Waves, Western Shores is a novel based on the life of a Sri Lankan woman who comes to study in England and then moves back to Sri Lanka and struggles fitting back in. The expectation of the elders, of society in general, cultural norms and the demands on a modern day career woman overwhelm her. She is torn between her loyalty to her family and the dreams she has for herself. It is a book about a looming arranged marriage, the yearning of young woman to fall in love hopefully with someone that is acceptable to her and her family, to live away from the family feuds and land disputes, away from the "dictatorship" of elders vs her duties towards them. Even after following her heart and her dreams she feels tormented sometimes and seeks an equilibrium in America.

Download or read book It Had to Be Her written by Anittha Thanabalan and published by Epigram Books. This book was released on with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When two schools merge in their final year of secondary school, Thrii, a sixteen-year-old girl with a tumultuous home life meets Daniel, a thoughtful seventeen-year-old who has a keen eye for photography and the world around him. The two quickly become friends, and then a little more as they share parts of their lives with each other, finding a connection that takes them both by surprise. However, the exciting possibilities of this new connection are overshadowed as Thrii's home life and inner world begin to unravel.