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A contemporary drama steeped in the mysticism of Indian folklore. It explores the tragedies of love and loss whilst underlining the political and emotional conflicts arising from immigrant America.
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni made an indelible impression on the literary world with her first novel, The Mistress of Spices, a magical tale of love and herbs. Sister of My Heart is less reliant on enchantment but no less enchanting as it tells the tale of two cousins born on the same day, their premature births brought on by a mysterious occurrence that claims the lives of both their fathers. Sudha is beautiful, Anju is not; yet the girls love each other as sisters, the bond between them so strong it seems nothing can break it. When both are pushed into arranged marriages, however, each discovers a devastating secret that changes their relationship forever.
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Sister of My Heart spans many years and zigzags between India and America as the cousins first grow apart and then eventually reunite. Divakaruni invests this domestic drama with poetry as she traces her heroines' lives from infancy to motherhood, but it is Sudha and Anju who give the story its backbone. Anju might speak for both when she says: "In spite of all my insecurities, in spite of the oceans that'll be between us soon and the men that are between us already, I can never stop loving Sudha. It's my habit, and it's my fate." Book- lovers may well discover that reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is habit-forming as well. --Margaret Prior
"The power of stories and the strength of women who tell them are lovingly rendered in--a tale as rich and bountiful as the scents and sounds of Calcutta."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Her literary voice is a sensual bridge between worlds.India and America.Children and parents.Men and women.Passion and pragmatism."--USA Today
"Irresistible--With this enchanting novel, Divakaruni shows herself to be a skilled cartographer of the heart."--People
"Evokes all the trials and splendor of a fairy tale--. Her intricate tapestry of old and new worlds shines with rare luminosity as Divakaruni celebrates the beauty and sustenance to be found in bonds wrought between women."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Beautifully blends the chills of reality with the rich imaginings of a fairy tale."--The Wall Street Journal"
"Her literary voice is a sensual bridge between worlds.India and America.Children and parents.Men and women.Passion and pragmatism."--USA Today
"Irresistible--With this enchanting novel, Divakaruni shows herself to be a skilled cartographer of the heart."--People
"Evokes all the trials and splendor of a fairy tale--. Her intricate tapestry of old and new worlds shines with rare luminosity as Divakaruni celebrates the beauty and sustenance to be found in bonds wrought between women."--The San Diego Union-Tribune
"Beautifully blends the chills of reality with the rich imaginings of a fairy tale."--The Wall Street Journal"
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- PublisherDoubleday
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 0385409230
- ISBN 13 9780385409230
- BindingHardcover
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- Number of pages352
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