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100	1		_aMarkandaya, Kamala, _97279
245	1	0	_aNectar in a sieve / _cKamela Markandaya ; with an introduction by Indira Ganesan and a new afterword by Thrity Umrigar.
260			_aLondon _bPenguin books _c2009
300			_a191 p. ; _epbk
520			_aFeaturing a new introduction and afterword, this critically acclaimed novel tells the story of India and its people through the eyes of one woman and her experiences in one peasant family in a primitive Indian village. Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never seen, she worked side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from the land that was ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she sought to meet changing times and fight poverty and disaster. She saw one of her infants die from starvation, her daughter becomes a prostitute, and her sons leave the land for jobs which she distrusted. And, somehow, she survived. This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life was a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loved-an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out.
650		0	_aWomen _97282
650		0	_aFarmers' spouses _97283
650		0	_aMarried women _94683
650		0	_aFarm life _95099
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