The toss of a lemon.
Viswanathan, Padma
Sold by Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 24 May 2001
Used - Hardcover
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSold by Steven Wolfe Books, Newton Centre, MA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks Seller since 24 May 2001
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketViswanathan, Padma. The toss of a lemon. Orlando, Austin: Harcourt, 2008, stated First U.S. edition, and 1st printing letter line starting with A ending with B, 619pp., beautiful dust-jacket in mylar sleeve, cover price $26.00, fresh attractive copy, appears unused, brown and yellow hardcover. somewhat oddly SIGNED on title page, printed name crossed out, black ink emblem-like F F shapes as signature. Spanning the lifetime of one woman (1896-1962), The Toss of a Lemon brings readers intimately into a Brahmin household, into an India in the midst of social and political upheaval. Married at ten, widowed at eighteen, left with two children, Sivakami must wear widow's whites, shave her head, and touch no one from dawn to dusk. She is not allowed to remarry, and in the next sixty years she ventures outside her family compound only three times. ISBN 9780151015337.
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