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18 produkter
Forbidden Daughter
E-bok, 2008
250 kr
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Set in the sensual richness of India, Shobhan Bantwal''s gripping new novel asks: Where can a woman turn when her life''s greatest blessing is seen as a curse? It''s a girl! For most young couples, news of their unborn child''s gender brings joyful anticipation. Not so for Isha Tilak and her …
Sari Shop Widow
E-bok, 2009
202 kr
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Pungent curry. . .sweet fried onions. . .incense. . .colorful beads. . .lush fabrics. Shobhan Bantwal''s compelling new novel is set on the streets of Edison, New Jersey''s Little India, where a young businesswoman rediscovers the magic of love and family. . . Since becoming a widow at age …
Dowry Bride
E-bok, 2007
194 kr
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One sultry night, a young bride overhears an extraordinary conversation. The voices speak of a plot to murder a wife who has failed to produce a child and whose family has failed to produce the promised dowry. . . Megha is sick with horror when she realizes she is the intended victim. Her …
Unexpected Son
E-bok, 2010
208 kr
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What happens when a woman who''s realized her dreams wakes up to a shocking truth? Shobhan Bantwal''s poignant new novel weaves a captivating tale of one woman''s return to India: the place where she lost everything--and now has everything to gain... It is a morning like any other in suburban New …
Full Moon Bride
E-bok, 2011
173 kr
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What makes a marriage-love or compatibility? Passion or pragmatism? Shobhan Bantwal''s compelling new novel explores the fascinating subject of arranged marriage, as a young Indian-American woman navigates the gulf between desire and tradition. . . To Soorya Giri, arranged marriages have always …
Reluctant Matchmaker
E-bok, 2011
76 kr
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In her thought-provoking, uplifting new novel, Shobhan Bantwal vividly blends the nuances of contemporary Indian-American culture with an unconventional romance. . . At thirty-one, Meena Shenoy has a fulfilling career at a New Jersey high-tech firm. Not that it impresses her mother and aunts, who …
Unexpected Son
E-bok, 2013
28 kr
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On a sunny April morning in West Windsor, New Jersey, Vinita Patil wakes up to find an envelope from Mumbai in her mail. The anonymous missive inside it claims that her son is dying of leukaemia and that his survival may depend on her. This confounds Vinita. She has been living with her husband and …
Full Moon Bride
E-bok, 2014
27 kr
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I''ve had it with your attitude, Siya. Go ahead, get on your high horse and stay there. I refuse to beg anymore. Goodbye.” What makes a marriage? Love or compatibility? Passion or pragmatism? Shobhan Bantwal''s compelling new novel explores the fascinating subject of arranged marriage, as a young …
Forbidden Daughter
E-bok, 2015
27 kr
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A goddess in the temple. A burden in the family. Children are a gift of God, they say. But do they really believe? Isha and Nikhil Tilak are expecting their second child. Hardwired to favor a grandson, Nikhil'' s egotistical parents have resented and coldly rejected their first granddaughter. So …
Dowry Bride
E-bok, 2015
28 kr
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She is 21, married, childless . . . and she is about to be burned. As the dowry culture in India, in spite of the Dowry Law, remains an ugly reality, will Megha Ramnath contribute to changing it, or will she silently succumb to its dark existence? As Megha wakes up in the dead of night to the …
Sari Shop Widow
E-bok, 2012
28 kr
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Anjali Kapadia, a 37-year-old widow, is devoted to transforming her parents'' sari shop into a chic boutique. The store has been her entire world, her only world actually. But life has strange twists up its sleeve. In spite of all her efforts, now, ten years later, the store stands on the brink of …
Reluctant Matchmaker
E-bok, 2013
27 kr
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What if your boss asks you for a favour you cannot decline? At thirty-one, Meena Shenoy is single and enjoys a flourishing professional life at a New Jersey high-tech company. She is admired by her colleagues, lauded by her seniors and is on the road to a highly promising future. But all this fails …
