Layla is torn between clashing identities - dutiful Muslim daughter and free, independent American woman. When she is nineteen, her parents inform her that a marriage has been arranged for her to an Indian man she doesn't know. A stunned Layla submits reluctantly, but in the heat and noise of Hyderabad, as her wedding looms, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic. Her mother, fearing demonic possession, takes Layla to a Muslim faith healer, an alim, hoping to exorcise all traces of rebellion. To Layla's surprise, the ...
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Layla is torn between clashing identities - dutiful Muslim daughter and free, independent American woman. When she is nineteen, her parents inform her that a marriage has been arranged for her to an Indian man she doesn't know. A stunned Layla submits reluctantly, but in the heat and noise of Hyderabad, as her wedding looms, her behaviour becomes more and more erratic. Her mother, fearing demonic possession, takes Layla to a Muslim faith healer, an alim, hoping to exorcise all traces of rebellion. To Layla's surprise, the ancient and elaborate wedding rituals, her groom's beauty, and the warm welcome of her new family fill her with a sense of belonging she has never known before. But her honeymoon in Madras soon reveals the uncomfortable truth behind the bargain she has struck.
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-1. Stated First Edition 2004, first printing with full number line in near fine/ very good condition. The pages are clean and crisp, in like new condition, with no bent corners. Boards are solid, and the spine is square and tight. The dust jacket has minor shelf wear with scuffing along the flaps. Otherwise an attractive copy with an unclipped DJ, and no remainder mark. All items guaranteed, and a portion of each sale supports social programs in Los Angeles. Ships from CA.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Corners are bumped, dust jacket has edgewear. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 309 p. Audience: General/trade. The Prix du Premier Roman Etranger-winning novel by the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award-winning author of 'Pearls Within: Empower Yourself to Make the Change'. Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a protective mylar sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed/dated by author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket is frayed at head and heel of spine. Softening to heel of book spine. Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. Audience: General/trade. The Prix du Premier Roman Etranger-winning novel by the Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award-winning author of 'Pearls Within: Empower Yourself to Make the Change'. Rare signed.
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New York. 2004. Farrar Straus Giroux. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0374195625. 309 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Susan Mitchell. keywords: Literature India Women. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Layla is torn among clashing identities-dutiful Muslim daughter and free, independent American woman. When she is nineteen, her parents inform Layla that a marriage has been arranged for her to an Indian man she doesn't know. A stunned Layla submits reluctantly but not before she commits a dangerous, final act of defiance. In the heat and noise of Hyderabad, as her wedding looms, her behavior becomes more and more erratic. Her mother, fearing demonic possession, takes Layla to a Muslim faith-healer, an alim, hoping to exorcise all traces of rebellion. To Layla's surprise, the ancient and elaborate wedding rituals, her groom's physical beauty, and the unexpectedly warm welcome of her new family fill her with a sense of belonging she has never known before. But her honeymoon in Madras soon reveals the full horror of the devil's bargain she has struck. Set against the backdrop of the ancient walled city of Hyderabad and mounting Hindu-Muslim tensions, MADRAS ON RAINY DAYS lyrically evokes the complexities of life behind the chador. A gorgeously written novel by an original new voice in international fiction. inventory #16425.
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Fine in Fine jacket. NEW YORK: FSG (2004). First edition, first printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. Shipped in well padded box. Fiction. F3500.
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