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Tomb of Sand
An eighty-year-old woman slips into a deep depression at the death of her husband, then resurfaces to gain a new lease on life. Her determination to fly in the face of convention – including striking …
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Brotherless Night
In this searing novel, a courageous young woman tries to protect her dream of becoming a doctor as civil war devastates Sri Lanka.
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Jaffna, 1981. Sixteen-year-old Sashi wants to become a doctor. But ove… -
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Sakina’s Kiss
Venkat answers urgent knocks on the door to his flat one evening to find two insolent young men claiming to have business with his daughter Rekha. He deals with them shortly, only to find his quiet, m…
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The Last Queen
WINNER of the 2022 INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WORKING WOMEN AWARD for BEST FICTION OF THE YEAR!
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LONGLISTED for 2022 DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD!
She rose from commoner to become the last reigning queen of I… -
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Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh: India's Lonely Young Women and the Search for Intimacy and Independence
In this pathbreaking work, Shrayana Bhattacharya maps the economic and personal trajectories--the jobs, desires, prayers, love affairs and rivalries--of a diverse group of women. Divided by class but …
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One Part Woman
All of Kali and Ponna’s efforts to conceive a child—from prayers to penance, potions to pilgrimages—have been in vain. Despite being in a loving and sexually satisfying relationship, they are relentle…
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My Friends
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Return , a luminous novel of friendship, family, and the unthinkable realities of exile
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Train to Pakistan
“In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million people—Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs—were in flight. By the time the monsoon broke, almost a milli…
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Embroideries
From the best–selling author of Persepolis comes a gloriously entertaining and enlightening look into the sex lives of Iranian women.
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Embroideries gathers together Marjane’s tough–talking grandmother,… -
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