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Independence : a novel / Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.

by Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956-

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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.

Sisters -- Fiction.

Fathers -- Death -- Fiction.

India -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Fiction.

India -- History -- Partition, 1947 -- Fiction

Bengal (India) -- Fiction.

9780063142381 (hc)

275 p. ; 24 cm.

"Originally published as Independence in India in 2022 by HarperCollins India." --T.p. verso.

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."--Publisher.

Historical fiction.

Domestic fiction.

Women's fiction.

Literary fiction.

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