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Indian Fiction | Fiction

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Mar.19.2012
IN COLONIAL INDIA, at a time of growing friction between the ruling British and the restless Indian populace, a Victorian woman and her young Tamil Indian servant defy convention, class, and heartbreak to investigate what is gained - and lost - by holding life still. Suggested by the life and...
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Sep.25.2011
From the author: I grew up in Kolkata, India, in a large and loving, traditionally patriarchal Hindu family, headed by my father. Though my father was not the eldest male in the extended Mukherjee family, he had been co-opted as patriarch because he was the most educated, and had...
The Silent and the Lost
Aug.02.2011
Alex Salim McKensie, a war baby of the 1971 Bangladesh War of Independence, is adopted by the McKensies, an American family that has lost their only son in Vietnam. Years later, Alex falls in love with Sangeeta Rai, but their happiness is threatened when the enigma of his birth casts a dark shadow...
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May.25.2011
It's the next-best thing to a flight to Dublin. Download this free 262-page multimedia exploration of Eire with tales of adventure, practical travel tips, linked resource lists, reviews, events, and roadside attractions. Whether you've been there, are going there, or are simply longing for some...
Whale Song
Sep.25.2010
Thirteen years ago, Sarah Richardson’s life was shattered after the tragic death of her mother. The shocking event left a grief-stricken teen-aged Sarah with partial amnesia. Some things are easier to forget. But now a familiar voice from her childhood sends Sarah, a talented mid-twenties...
Wohali and the Little People
Sep.09.2010
The lazy days of summer are always filled with fun and adventure, a great time for being out of school; no teachers and no home work. But, by the time those hot, summer days comes to an end, you are ready to get back to your school books, hang out with your school friends, and meet your new teacher...
THE SARI SHOP WIDOW
Jul.21.2010
A young widow and Indian-American businesswoman rediscovers the magic of love, family, and the complex nature of relationships while she fights to save her failing sari shop in Edison, New Jersey.
THE UNEXPECTED SON
Jul.20.2010
What happens when a woman who's realized all her dreams wakes up one morning to a shocking truth - a truth that could destroy her happy marriage and family - and yet, she has to summon all her strength and confront it?
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Jul.17.2010
How does it feel to be abused during childhood?How does it feel to grow up becoming angry at the world?How does it feel to come across someone who is in even greater pain?How does it feel to get healed in the process of healing someone else? Abhay Dastidar gets the answers to all of the above...
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Mar.02.2010
Karan Seth, star photographer at The India Chronicle, is in Bombay on a private mission: to immortalize the city in a unique photo-record of its hidden faces. In the pursuit of his ambitious dream, Karan finds unlikely allies: Samar Arora, the eccentric pianist who inexplicably spurned limelight at...