Oleander Girl

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:Oleander GirlISBN13:9781451695687ISBN10:1451695683Author:Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee (Author)Description:A Sweeping, Suspenseful Coming-Of-Age Tale From Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Beloved Bestselling Author Hailed By Abraham Verghese As A Gifted Storyteller And By People Magazine As A Skilled Cartographer Of The Heart Beloved Bestselling Author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Has Been Hailed By Abraham Verghese As A Gifted Storyteller And By People Magazine As A Skilled Cartographer Of The Heart Now, Divakaruni Returns With Her Most Gripping Novel Yet, A Sweeping, Suspenseful Coming-Of-Age Tale About A Young Woman Who Leaves India For America On A Search That Will Transform Her Life Though She Was Orphaned At Birth, The Wild And Headstrong Korobi Roy Has Enjoyed A Privileged Childhood With Her Adoring Grandparents, Spending Her First Seventeen Years Sheltered In A Beautiful, Crumbling Old Mansion In Kolkata But Despite All That Her Grandparents Have Done For Her, She Is Troubled By The Silence That Surrounds The Circumstances Of Her Parents' Death And Clings Fiercely To Her Only Inheritance From Them: The Love Note She Found, Years Ago, Hidden In A Book Of Poetry That Had Belonged To Her Mother As She Grows, Korobi Dreams Of One Day Finding A Love As Powerful As Her Parents', And It Seems Her Wish Has Finally Come True When She Meets The Charming Rajat, The Only Son Of A High-Profile Business Family Shortly After Their Engagement, However, A Sudden Heart Attack Kills Korobi's Grandfather, Revealing Serious Financial Problems And A Devastating Secret About Korobi's Past Shattered By This Discovery And By Her Grandparents' Betrayal, Korobi Decides To Undertake A Courageous Search Across Post-911 America To Find Her True Identity Her Dramatic, Often Startling Journey Will Ultimately Thrust Her Into The Most Difficult Decision Of Her Life With Flawless Narrative Instinct And A Boundless Sympathy For Her Irrepressible Characters, In Oleander Girl Divakaruni Brings Us A Perfect Treat Of A Novel-- Moving, Wise, And Unforgettable As The Wall Street Journal Raves, Divakaruni Emphasizes The Cathartic Force Of Storytelling With Sumptuous Prose She Defies Categorization From The Bestselling Author Of One Amazing Thing, A Sweeping, Suspenseful, Atmospheric Coming-Of-Age Novel About A Young Woman Who Leaves India For America On A Search That Will Transform Her Life Divakaruni Has Been Hailed By Junot Diaz As A Brilliant Storyteller And By People Magazine As A Skilled Cartographer Of The Heart Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Simon & SchusterPublication Date:2014-03-04Weight:0.6 lbsDimensions:0.77'' H x 9.32'' L x 4.7'' WNumber of Pages:289Language:English

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