{"product_id":"desirable-daughters-9780786865987","title":"Desirable Daughters","description":"At the heart of this remarkable new novel by the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Middleman and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJasmine\u003c\/i\u003e are issues of culture, identity, and familial loyalty. Comparable to \u003ci\u003eThe Joy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e in its honest portrayal of the American immigrant experience, \u003ci\u003eDesirable Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e follows the diverging paths taken by three Calcutta-born sisters as they come of age in a changing world. Tara, Padma, and Parvati were born into a wealthy Brahmin family presided over by their doting father and his traditionalist mother. Intelligent and artistic, the girls are nevertheless constrained by a society with little regard for women. Their subsequent rebellion will lead them in different directions, to different continents, and through different circumstances that strain yet ultimately strengthen their relationship. Moving effortlessly between generations, Mukherjee weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, their childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/27\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786865987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.14h x 7.16w x 0.99d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/21\/2002 pg. 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 133\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2002 pg. 907\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2002 pg. 141\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/28\/2002 pg. 11\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/02\/2002 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Jul\/Aug 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 1678\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWomen's Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bharati Mukherjee","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43418229276853,"sku":"9780786865987","price":30.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_168be202-238f-437d-9414-0560d57c1bb2.jpg?v=1703003470","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/desirable-daughters-9780786865987","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}