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Maya
The story of one Indian girl’s struggle to find freedom …
Three sisters grow up in a repressive household ruled by a tyrannical father in modern India. All three sustain repeated blows from Fate as American-Indian novelist Nirmala Moorthy weaves a tale of loss, anguish, and bittersweet triumph. When the youngest sister Maya is forced into an arranged marriage she packs her bags and sets up house with her American friend Frances in faraway New Delhi.
But Maya is soon to learn that freedom brings its own pain...
Told as only an insider can tell it, this is a novel that reaches across cultures and continents and leaves a lasting memory.
Three sisters grow up in a repressive household ruled by a tyrannical father in modern India. All three sustain repeated blows from Fate as American-Indian novelist Nirmala Moorthy weaves a tale of loss, anguish, and bittersweet triumph. When the youngest sister Maya is forced into an arranged marriage she packs her bags and sets up house with her American friend Frances in faraway New Delhi.
But Maya is soon to learn that freedom brings its own pain...
Told as only an insider can tell it, this is a novel that reaches across cultures and continents and leaves a lasting memory.
352 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 1997
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About the author
Nirmala Moorthy
6 books6 followersA free-lance journalist who has contributed feature articles, short stories and humor to English language newspapers in India, West Africa and ten Asian countries, Moorthy has published three novels--Maya, The Coiled Serpent, and The River Turned Red.
Her fourth work of fiction is a collection of short stories dealing with cultural interaction in countries across the world. The Twain Shall Meet is available in book stores, online, and on kindle, Ipad, Iphone and other reading devices from August 2015.
Amazon has approved a dramatic price reduction in the paperback edition of her first three novels from today
Her fourth work of fiction is a collection of short stories dealing with cultural interaction in countries across the world. The Twain Shall Meet is available in book stores, online, and on kindle, Ipad, Iphone and other reading devices from August 2015.
Amazon has approved a dramatic price reduction in the paperback edition of her first three novels from today
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May 13, 2014
Absolutely fantastic coming of age narrative. Loved it and want to read it all over again.
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