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Title Statement | You bring the distant near / Mitali Perkins. |
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Author | Perkins, Mitali |
Publication | New York: Farrar Straus Giroux,2017. |
Edition | First edition. |
Extent of Item | 303 pages |
ISBN | 0374304904 9780374304904 |
Other Number | 3152133 |
Summary | Ranee worries that her children are losing their Indian culture. Sonia is wrapped up in a forbidden biracial love affair. Tara seeks the limelight to hide her true self. Shanti desperately tries to make peace in the family. Anna fights to preserve Bengal tigers and her Bengali identity. As each Das woman decides which Bengali traditions to uphold in America, one hard truth remains: some scars take generations to heal. |
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By Topic | Families--Fiction--New York (State)--New York |
East Indian Americans--Fiction | |
Immigrants--Fiction | |
By Location | New York (N.Y.)--Fiction |