Oleander Girl: A Novel - Softcover

Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451695683 ISBN 13: 9781451695687

Publisher: Simon & Schuster, 2014

Synopsis

Although she was orphaned at birth, Korobi Roy has enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents, spending her first seventeen years in a beautiful, crumbling old mansion in Kolkata, India. But she is troubled by the silence that surrounds her parents' mysterious death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she discovered, years ago, hidden in her mother's book of poetry. Just when she believes she has found true love herself, she discovers a devastating family secret that impels her on a courageous search across America, transforming her in ways she cannot imagine and facing her with the most difficult choice of her life.

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Review:

"Oleander Girl" is a riveting and powerful exploration of family secrets, betrayal, love, and ultimately, the search for self. Divakaruni paints colorful characters on a rich tapestry of modern India, all still haunted by the past. --Shilpi Somaya Gowda "New York Times bestselling author of Secret Daughter ""

About the Author:

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the award-winning author of many books, including The Mistress of Spices, Sister of My Heart, and One Amazing Thing. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The New York Times.

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1451695683
• ISBN 13: 9781451695687
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320