Climbing The Stairs
$33.44
- Paperback
254 pages
- Release Date
4 February 2010
Summary
Fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of going to college- an unusual aspiration for a girl living in British occupied India during World War II. Then tragedy strikes, and Vidya and her brother are forced to move into a traditional household with their extended family, where women are meant to be married, not educated. Breaking the rules, Vidya finds refuge in her grandfather’s library. But then her brother does something unthinkable, and Vidya’s life becomes a whirlwind of political and personal com…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780142414903 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0142414905 |
| Author: | Padma Venkatraman |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 254 |
| Release Date: | 4 February 2010 |
| Weight: | 251g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Speak |
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This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances.
“This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances.” - “Publishers Weekly”, starred review
“In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change.” - “Booklist”, starred review
?This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances.? ?“Publishers Weekly”, starred review
?In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change.? ?“Booklist”, starred review
This novel vivifies a unique era and culture as it movingly expresses how love and hope can blossom even under the most dismal of circumstances. “Publishers Weekly”, starred review
In her first novel, Venkatraman paints an intricate and convincing backdrop of a conservative Brahmin home in a time of change. “Booklist”, starred review
About The Author
Padma Venkatraman
Padma Venkatraman lives in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. An oceanographer by training, she is the author of twenty books for young readers, published in India, on a variety of subjects.
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