Keeping Corner
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Book Description
Ba slipped the gold bangles from my wrists. The gold ones were plain so I didn't mind taking them off, but I loved wearing my milk-glass bangles and the lakkh bracelets.
"A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies it's over."
"What if my good fortune comes back?"
"It doesn't."
Pretty as a pe... More
"A widow can't wear bangles," she said. "They are signs of a woman's good fortune. When your husband dies it's over."
"What if my good fortune comes back?"
"It doesn't."
Pretty as a pe... More
Book Information
Publisher | Hyperion Juvenile |
Binding | Paperback (7 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 304 |
ISBN-10 | 0786838604 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0786838608 |
Publication Date | 03/17/2009 |
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4/11/2008 Judy Bryan said: Beautiful imagery, lush and exotic setting, heart-wrenching situation.
tags: I recommend
tags: I recommend
4/2/2008 Georgia Beaverson said:
This amazing writer is in my critique group, and I feel honored to read her work pre-publication. Keeping Corner is my favorite of her novels. Early 20th century India is brought vividly to life and the plight of the child-widow heroine is so moving...Your heart will ache. And amazingly, the book is... more
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