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Series
Language
English
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Description
"A young woman struggles to find her voice through her painting, confronting a society hostile to women claiming their place in the world"--
In 1950s Bombay, Jaya Malhotra studies medicine at the direction of her father, a champion of women's education who assumes the right to choose his daughters' vocations. A talented painter drawn to the city's dynamic new modern art movement, Jaya is driven by her desire to express both the pain and extraordinary...
2) Motherlunge
Author
Publisher
New Issues
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
"Motherlunge is an eloquent and irreverent novel about first sex, true love, chronic sibling rivalry; it's about the deepest fear of young (and not-so-young) adulthood: the fear of inheriting a disappointing live. It's motherly advice, too--featuring wigs, dogs, road trips, and medicine--a guide to the essential experiences of being female, 'born unto a librarian, named for the goddess of sight,' waiting for the future to arrive. With sly wit and...
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