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Letters in the Sand - Macherla, Hema
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Set in the 70's in a small village in India, Letters in the Sand is an engaging story of one girl's quiet rebellion against her strict, dysfunctional family and their non-negotiable plans to marry her at fifteen to any suitable boy. At birth, her future is sealed as a submissive daughter and wife and her father refuses to educate her. "I was no better than a cow, brushed and groomed, neck and ankles festooned with bells, flowers around its horns to be put on display for someone to choose." In this layered narrative, ...

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Letters in the Sand 2021, Linen Press

ISBN-13: 9781919624808

Trade paperback