Such big dreams : a novel / Reema Patel.
"A savvy former street child working at a human rights law office in Mumbai fights for redemption and a chance to live life on her own terms in this fresh, propulsive debut novel about fortune and survival"-- Provided by publisher.
Rakhi is a twenty-three-year-old haunted by the grisly aftermath of an incident that led to the loss of her best friend eleven years ago. Constantly reminded she doesn't belong, Rakhi lives alone in a Mumbai slum, working as a lowly office assistant at Justice For All, a struggling human-rights law organization headed by the renowned lawyer who gave her a fresh start. Fiercely intelligent and in possession of a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue, Rakhi is nobody's fool, even if she is underestimated by everyone around her. Rakhi's life isn't much, but she's managing. That is, until Rubina Mansoor, a fading former Bollywood starlet, tries to edge her way back into the spotlight by becoming a celebrity ambassador for Justice For All. Steering the organization into uncharted territories, she demands an internship for Alex, a young family friend from Canada and Harvard-bound graduate student. Ambitious, persistent, and na̐ve, Alex persuades Rakhi to show him "the real" India. In exchange, he'll do something to further Rakhi's dreams in a transaction that seems harmless, at first. As old guilt and new aspirations collide, everything Rakhi once knew to be true is set ablaze. And as the stakes mount, she will come face-to-face with the difficult choices and moral compromises that people make in order to survive, no matter the cost. Reema Patel's transportive debut novel offers a moving, smart, and arrestingly clever look at the cost of ambition and power in reclaiming one's story.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593499504 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0593499506 (hardcover ; acid-free paper)
- Physical Description: 326 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : Ballantine Books, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022.
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Slums > India > Fiction. Law offices > India > Fiction. Civil rights lawyers > Fiction. Graduate students > Fiction. Mumbai (India) > Fiction. |
Genre: | Social problem fiction. |
Available copies
- 3 of 3 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Covington Branch | PATEL R (Text) | 33126024764361 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | PATEL R (Text) | 33126024764320 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
Independence Branch | PATEL R (Text) | 33126024764338 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
LDR | 03301cam a22004578i 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | 941701 | ||
003 | KCPL | ||
005 | 20220513094305.0 | ||
008 | 211101t20222022nyu e 000 1 eng | ||
010 | . | ‡a 2021051756 | |
040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC ‡dOCLCF ‡dOCLCO ‡dY$5 ‡dUWB ‡dJNE ‡dCHY ‡dOCLCO ‡dRNL ‡dOQX ‡dOCLCO ‡dKCE | |
019 | . | ‡a1269481517 ‡a1312334637 | |
020 | . | ‡a9780593499504 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) | |
020 | . | ‡a0593499506 (hardcover ; acid-free paper) | |
020 | . | ‡z9780593499511 ‡q(ebook) | |
035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1269616541 ‡z(OCoLC)1269481517 ‡z(OCoLC)1312334637 | |
042 | . | ‡apcc | |
043 | . | ‡aa-ii--- | |
050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aPR9199.4.P3775 ‡bS83 2022 |
092 | . | ‡aPATEL R | |
049 | . | ‡aKCEA ‡akcea ‡akcea | |
100 | 1 | . | ‡aPatel, Reema, ‡eauthor. |
245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aSuch big dreams : ‡ba novel / ‡cReema Patel. |
250 | . | ‡aFirst U.S. edition. | |
264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bBallantine Books, ‡c2022. | |
264 | 4. | ‡c©2022. | |
300 | . | ‡a326 pages ; ‡c25 cm. | |
336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
520 | . | ‡a"A savvy former street child working at a human rights law office in Mumbai fights for redemption and a chance to live life on her own terms in this fresh, propulsive debut novel about fortune and survival"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
520 | . | ‡aRakhi is a twenty-three-year-old haunted by the grisly aftermath of an incident that led to the loss of her best friend eleven years ago. Constantly reminded she doesn't belong, Rakhi lives alone in a Mumbai slum, working as a lowly office assistant at Justice For All, a struggling human-rights law organization headed by the renowned lawyer who gave her a fresh start. Fiercely intelligent and in possession of a sharp wit and an even sharper tongue, Rakhi is nobody's fool, even if she is underestimated by everyone around her. Rakhi's life isn't much, but she's managing. That is, until Rubina Mansoor, a fading former Bollywood starlet, tries to edge her way back into the spotlight by becoming a celebrity ambassador for Justice For All. Steering the organization into uncharted territories, she demands an internship for Alex, a young family friend from Canada and Harvard-bound graduate student. Ambitious, persistent, and na̐ve, Alex persuades Rakhi to show him "the real" India. In exchange, he'll do something to further Rakhi's dreams in a transaction that seems harmless, at first. As old guilt and new aspirations collide, everything Rakhi once knew to be true is set ablaze. And as the stakes mount, she will come face-to-face with the difficult choices and moral compromises that people make in order to survive, no matter the cost. Reema Patel's transportive debut novel offers a moving, smart, and arrestingly clever look at the cost of ambition and power in reclaiming one's story. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aSlums ‡zIndia ‡vFiction. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aLaw offices ‡zIndia ‡vFiction. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aCivil rights lawyers ‡vFiction. | |
650 | 0. | ‡aGraduate students ‡vFiction. | |
651 | 0. | ‡aMumbai (India) ‡vFiction. | |
655 | 7. | ‡aSocial problem fiction. ‡2lcgft | |
776 | 0 | 8. | ‡iOnline version: ‡aPatel, Reema. ‡tSuch big dreams. ‡bFirst edition. ‡dNew York : Ballantine Books, 2022 ‡z9780593499511 ‡w(DLC) 2021051757 |
994 | . | ‡aC0 ‡bKCE | |
905 | . | ‡ucatalogingpd | |
901 | . | ‡a941701 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c941701 ‡tbiblio ‡soclc |