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Independence : a novel / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

Summary:
"India, 1947. In a village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge from the violent events taking shape in the nation. Then their father is killed during a riot, and even their neighbors turn against them, bringing the events of their country closer to home. When the partition of India is officially decided, a drastic--and dangerous--change is in the air. India is now for Hindus, Pakistan for Muslims. The sisters find themselves separated from one another, each on a different path. They fear for what will happen to not just themselves, but one another."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780063142381
  • ISBN: 0063142384
  • Physical Description: 275 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Originally published as Independence in India in 2022 by HarperCollins India." --Title page verso.
Subject: Sisters > Fiction.
Fathers > Death > Fiction.
India > Social life and customs > 20th century > Fiction.
India > History > Partition, 1947 > Fiction.
Bengal (India) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 18 of 20 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 2 current holds with 20 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION DIVAKAR (Text)
Bookplate: In Memory of Stella Reisman
50686016274131 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F DIV (Text) 33240005157329 Adult Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC DIVAKARUNI (Text) 61000100091020 Adult Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library HIST FIC DIVAKARUNI CHITRA (Text)
Endowment: Margaret D. Pickering Named Endowment, 2023
35740635944481 Historical Fiction Available -
Green Free Library (Wellsboro) DIV (Text) 92526089 GFWM Main Room Available -
Highland Community Library F DIV (Text) 35610001003818 HGHM Fiction Available -
Indian Valley Public Library Fiction Divakaruni (Text) 39427103722195 Fiction Room: Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/01/2024
Kutztown Community Library DIV (Text) 33249024884516 Fiction Available -
Library Express FICTION DIVAKARUNI (Text) 50686090087946 Browsing Available -
Martin Library Adults DIV Fiction (Text) 33454005920905 Reading Room Balcony Available -

Summary: "India, 1947. In a village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well-respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp-eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a refuge from the violent events taking shape in the nation. Then their father is killed during a riot, and even their neighbors turn against them, bringing the events of their country closer to home. When the partition of India is officially decided, a drastic--and dangerous--change is in the air. India is now for Hindus, Pakistan for Muslims. The sisters find themselves separated from one another, each on a different path. They fear for what will happen to not just themselves, but one another."--

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