Winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award.
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One of a series of classic fiction for schools, this novel won the 1982 "Guardian" Award for Children's Fiction. As the eldest children of a poor family in India, 13-year-old Lila and her younger brother have to cope when their parents cannot support them.
Anita Desai was born and brought up in India and has written widely for both adults and children. She has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize and has won the Guardian Fiction Award.
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