Carvalho Selma (65 results)

paperback. Condition: Good. Crease on cover and a few pages*.

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Condition: New. Clarke, Daniel (illustrator).

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Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Anna-Marie Souza lives in Horton, a suburb on the hem of London, a far cry from the city of Bombay from which her parents had arrived one cold December day in 1989, two Goans in search of a new life. Born in this land of their dreams, raised in a broken home, Anna-Marie has grown up into a state of constant and indefinable yearning. She belongs to the sisterhood of swans seeking to pair for life, curving their necks to entwine with the perfect mate. Only, she has realized, her species is fated to disappointment. Her disastrous choice in men is fuelled not just by a chaotic childhood but by a loss of sexual agency as she embarks on a series of doomed relationships. Set against a cast of intriguing female charactersAnna-Marie's Indian-hating Indian mother; her best mate, Sujata, haunted by thoughts of suicide; and Jassie, the sharp-tongued beautician at Bollywood Style Salonis an ensemble of men who are serial philanderers or, worse still, token brown Conservative party members. In this shaky world, Anna-Marie navigates through the pain of a troubled coming of age, while trying to find her place as a second-generation Indian immigrant.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Condition: New. ISBN:9789354477072 N.A.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Anna-Marie Souza lives in Horton, a suburb on the hem of London, a far cry from the city of Bombay from which her parents had arrived one cold December day in 1989, two Goans in search of a new life. Born in this land of their dreams, raised in a broken home, Anna-Marie has grown up into a state of constant and indefinable yearning. She belongs to the sisterhood of swans seeking to pair for life, curving their necks to entwine with the perfect mate. Only, she has realized, her species is fated to disappointment. Her disastrous choice in men is fuelled not just by a chaotic childhood but by a loss of sexual agency as she embarks on a series of doomed relationships. Set against a cast of intriguing female characters Anna-Marie's Indian-hating Indian mother; her best mate, Sujata, haunted by thoughts of suicide; and Jassie, the sharp-tongued beautician at Bollywood Style Salon is an ensemble of men who are serial philanderers or, worse still, token brown Conservative party members. In this shaky world, Anna-Marie navigates through the pain of a troubled coming of age, while trying to find her place as a second-generation Indian immigrant. Anna-Marie Souza, a second-generation Indian immigrant in London, struggles with a chaotic childhood, broken relationships, and a sense of yearning. Surrounded by intriguing female characters and disappointing men, she navigates the pain of a troubled coming of age while seeking her place in a shaky world. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Sisterhood of Swans. Book.

Paperback. Condition: VeryGood. A copy that may have been read, very minimal wear and tear. May have a remainder mark.

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Notes on a Marriage. Book.

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Condition: New. Clarke, Daniel (illustrator).

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Condition: New. pp. 160.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Paperback book in VG clean condition except for a light crease to the front cover & inside has been carefully read. There is a gift inscription on the 1st pages together with what appears to be the author's signature. No further inscription or ownership markings. No tears or loss. Illustrated with photographic section.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Clarke, Daniel (illustrator).

Condition: New. pp. 160.

Hardcover. Condition: New. In his younger days, Alfred Hughes had been quite the Nineties revolutionary at his university in England, clad in faded army fatigues and smoking Cuban cigars. They called him Ché Freddo. His comradesinarms were Nido Nitin son of divorced Indian immigrants, and Eugenia ardent admirer of Sylvia Plath, who believed that one had to sacrifice everything for a cause, be fearless in death. Into this mix came Anju Kale, of BritishAsian heritage, the only child of a disheartened Indian Marxist father and a submissive, but wealthy, English mother, and her entry into this tightlyknit group caused all equations to shift and change. As time goes by, Freddo gives up revolution for the security of a college professorship, Nido for a job at Goldman Sachs. Anju marries Freddo and tries to come to terms with his serial philandering, in a marriage precariously held together by middleclass sensibilities. And the devastating secret about what happened to Eugenia. Until Anju too finds herself caught in an extramarital relationship. Trapped between the need for fulfilment and a love of stability, Anju must redefine what it means to be a family. In prose that is lyrical and beguiling, Selma Carvalho weaves a story about a marriage that is tender, startling and wise in turn. This masterful work from the author of the remarkable fiction debut, Sisterhood of Swans, confirms Carvalho s place in the literary firmament.…

Condition: New. pp. 160.