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Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning novel, chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate.
Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled; her life has been sold for a dowry. In prose both graceful and unflinching, this powerful novel relays the story of a rare young woman, who even when cast out into a brutal current of time-worn tradition, sets out to forge her own remarkable future.Inspired by a newspaper article about the real thirteen-year-old widows in India today, this universally acclaimed best-selling novel, characterized by spare, lyrical language and remarkable detail, transports readers into the heart of a gripping tale of hope.
Ages 10+
- : Gloria Whelan
- : Harpercollins Publishers Inc
- : 9780064408196
- : Engels
- : Paperback
- : 186
- : augustus 2001
- : 128
- : 130 x 193 x 14 mm.
- : Kinderen / tieners: algemeen: plaatsen en volkeren; Kinderen / tieners: fictie: algemene fictie