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| Clasificación |
820
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| Autor(es) |
Sheth, Kashimira
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| Título(s) |
Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet
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Edición
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Hyperion Books
New York
2006
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| Resumen |
Jeeta´s Family is caugth up in the whirlwind of arranging marriages for her two older sisters, but the drama and excitement leave Jeeta cold. She knows that tradition demands the parede of suitors, the marriage negotiations, the elaborate displays, the expensive wedding paties, but where is the love and romance that the movies promise? She dreads her turn on the matriomonial circuit, especially since Mummy is always complaining about how difficult it will beto find Jeeta a good husband, with her dark skin and sharp tongue.
As Jeeta spends more time with her new friend from school, Sarina, and Sarina`s educated, liberal parents, she begins to question her own tradition-bound family´expectations. And when she falls in love with Sarina`s cousin Neel, Jeeta realizes that she must strike a balance between independence and duty , and follow her own path.
With its gentle humor and a rich sense of place, Koyal Dark Mango Sweet is an engaging coming-of-age novel set in contemporary Mumbai, india. |
| Descripción |
250 p. |
Copias
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