Climbing the Stairs - Hardcover
With World War II raging on, fifteen-year-old Vidya's dreams of going to college are dashed when her father is beaten by the British police and she is forced to live in the ultra-traditional home of her Indian grandfather, yet seeking refuge in his library that is forbidden to women, Vidya discovers newfound independence with the help of a sympathetic new friend.
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This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances. "Publishers Weekly", starred review
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In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change. "Booklist", starred review
?This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances.? ?"Publishers Weekly", starred review
?In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change.? ?"Booklist", starred review
"This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances." - "Publishers Weekly", starred review
"In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change." - "Booklist", starred review
Padma Venkatraman lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. An oceanographer by training, she is the author of twenty books for young readers, published in India, on a variety of subjects. To learn more, about her book Climbing the Stairs, visit the web site, www.climbingthestairsbook.com. You can also read her blog, padmasbooks.blogspot.com.
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- PublisherPutnam Pub Group
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0399247467
- ISBN 13 9780399247460
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages247
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