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The daughters of Madurai : a novel / Rajasree Variyar.
"Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she can't produce a son--or worse, if she bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born, and murdered. But Janani can't forget the daughters she was never allowed to love . . . Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret; one she's been keeping from her parents for too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill, so she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai. Nila knows little about where her family came from or who they left behind. What she's about to learn will change her forever. While The Daughters of Madurai explores the harrowing issue of female infanticide, it's also a universal story about the bond between mothers and daughters, the strength of women, the power of love in overcoming all obstacles--and the secrets we must keep to protect the ones we hold dear."-- Amazon.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781454948766 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 1454948760 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 329 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: Hardcover edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Union Square & Co., 2023.
- Copyright: ©2023
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Published in the UK in 2023 by Orion Books. This 2023 hardcover edition published by Union Square & Co."--Title page verso. |
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| Subject: | Mothers and daughters > Fiction. Family secrets > Fiction. Female infanticide > India > Fiction. Madurai (India) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Erlanger Branch | VARIY R (Text) | 33126020796441 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"The Daughters of Madurai is both a page-turning mystery and a heartrending story of the fraught family dynamics and desperate choices that face a young mother in India. Spanning 1990s South India and present-day Australia, the novel follows Janani, a mother who will do anything to save her unborn daughter, and Nila, a young woman who embarks on a life-changing journey of self-discovery"-- - Sterling
The Daughters of Madurai is both a page-turning mystery and a heartrending story of the fraught family dynamics and desperate choices that face a young mother in India. Spanning 1990s South India and present-day Australia, the novel follows Janani, a mother who will do anything to save her unborn daughter, and Nila, a young woman who embarks on a life-changing journey of self-discovery.
Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she canât produce a sonâor worse, if she bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born, and murdered. But Janani canât forget the daughters she was never allowed to love . . .
Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret; one sheâs been keeping from her parents for too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill, so she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai. Nila knows little about where her family came from or who they left behind. What sheâs about to learn will change her forever.
While The Daughters of Madurai explores the harrowing issue of female infanticide, itâs also a universal story about the bond between mothers and daughters, the strength of women, the power of love in overcoming all obstaclesâand the secrets we must keep to protect the ones we hold dear.
Fans of historical and contemporary fiction novels about India such asAlka Joshiâs The Henna Artist from the Jaipur Trilogy and Thrity Umrigarâs The Space Between Us, as well as Kristin Hannahâs books exploring sisterhood and mother-daughter relationships will enjoy Variyarâs poignant debut. This extraordinary work of fiction tells a story that deserves to be read and discussed for years to come. - Sterling
The Daughters of Madurai is both a heartrending family story and a page-turning mystery about the secrets we must keep to protect those we love.
Madurai, 1992. A young mother in a poor family, Janani is told she is useless if she canât produce a sonâor worse, if she bears daughters. They let her keep her first baby girl, but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born and murdered. But Janani canât forget the daughters she was never allowed to love.
Sydney, 2019. Nila has a secret; one sheâs been keeping from her parents for too long. Before she can say anything, her grandfather in India falls ill and she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai. Nila knows very little about where her family came from or who they left behind. What sheâs about to learn will change her forever. While The Daughters of Madurai explores the harrowing issue of female infanticide, itâs also a universal story about the bond between mothers and daughters, the strength of women, and the power of love in overcoming all obstacles.