Nectar in a Sieve
of Kamala Markandaya
Description
Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves—an unforgettable novel that "will wring your heart out" (The Associated Press).Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 186 pages
- Publisher Signet
- Publication Date 2002
- First Publication 10/28/54
- Language English
- ISBN 9780451528230
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['India']
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