"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Shipping:
£ 2.08
Within U.S.A.
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 1727180-n
Book Description Soft Cover. Condition: new. Seller Inventory # 9780345464941
Book Description Condition: New. Brand New. Seller Inventory # 9780345464941
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Set in India's railway colonies, Tamarind Woman tells the story of two generations of women. Kamini, an overachiever, has moved toCanada to begin her graduate studies. Her mother, Saroja, nicknamed Tamarind Woman due to her sour tongue, is bitter because otherloveless marriage and her thwarted ambition to become a doctor.When Kamini receives a postcard from her mother saying that she has sold their home and is traveling through India by train, both areplunged into the past to confront their dreams and losses. On her long rail-road journey, Saroja tells the passengers on her train the story ofher life. And from Canada, in between phone calls to her mother and postcards received from her mother's trip, Kamini reflects on her past.As we leam about their respective histories, from girlhood through maturity, we see the loss and love, the jealousy and joy, that has filledtheir lives.TAMARIND WOMAN is a wise and compassionate novel about family, memory, and the traditions that tear us apart and bring us together Kamini makes her way in a self-imposed exile far from her native home in India, while her hard-spoken widowed mother, Saroja, embarks on a solo journey by train across India, a trip that brings the past rushing back for both women. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345464941
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 304. Seller Inventory # 262099357
Book Description Condition: New. pp. 304. Seller Inventory # 5748546
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # V9780345464941
Book Description Condition: New. Seller Inventory # V9780345464941
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Set in India's railway colonies, Tamarind Woman tells the story of two generations of women. Kamini, an overachiever, has moved toCanada to begin her graduate studies. Her mother, Saroja, nicknamed Tamarind Woman due to her sour tongue, is bitter because otherloveless marriage and her thwarted ambition to become a doctor.When Kamini receives a postcard from her mother saying that she has sold their home and is traveling through India by train, both areplunged into the past to confront their dreams and losses. On her long rail-road journey, Saroja tells the passengers on her train the story ofher life. And from Canada, in between phone calls to her mother and postcards received from her mother's trip, Kamini reflects on her past.As we leam about their respective histories, from girlhood through maturity, we see the loss and love, the jealousy and joy, that has filledtheir lives.TAMARIND WOMAN is a wise and compassionate novel about family, memory, and the traditions that tear us apart and bring us together Kamini makes her way in a self-imposed exile far from her native home in India, while her hard-spoken widowed mother, Saroja, embarks on a solo journey by train across India, a trip that brings the past rushing back for both women. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345464941
Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Set in India's railway colonies, Tamarind Woman tells the story of two generations of women. Kamini, an overachiever, has moved toCanada to begin her graduate studies. Her mother, Saroja, nicknamed Tamarind Woman due to her sour tongue, is bitter because otherloveless marriage and her thwarted ambition to become a doctor.When Kamini receives a postcard from her mother saying that she has sold their home and is traveling through India by train, both areplunged into the past to confront their dreams and losses. On her long rail-road journey, Saroja tells the passengers on her train the story ofher life. And from Canada, in between phone calls to her mother and postcards received from her mother's trip, Kamini reflects on her past.As we leam about their respective histories, from girlhood through maturity, we see the loss and love, the jealousy and joy, that has filledtheir lives.TAMARIND WOMAN is a wise and compassionate novel about family, memory, and the traditions that tear us apart and bring us together Kamini makes her way in a self-imposed exile far from her native home in India, while her hard-spoken widowed mother, Saroja, embarks on a solo journey by train across India, a trip that brings the past rushing back for both women. Reader's Guide available. Reprint. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780345464941