Before we visit the goddess
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Published:
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
210 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781476792002, 1476792003, 9781476792002 (hbk.), 1476792003 (hbk.)
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Description
Sweeping across the twentieth century, from the countryside of Bengal, India, to the streets of Houston, Texas, Before We Visit the Goddess takes readers on an extraordinary journey through the lives of three unforgettable women: Sabitri, Bela, and Tara. As the young daughter of a poor rural baker, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but schooling is impossible on the meager profits from her mother's sweetshop. When a powerful local woman takes Sabitri under her wing, her generous offer soon proves dangerous after Sabitri makes a single, unforgiveable misstep. Years later, Sabitri's own daughter, Bela, haunted by her mother's choices, flees to America with her political refugee lover--but the world she finds is vastly different from her dreams. As the marriage crumbles and Bela decides to forge her own path, she unwittingly teaches her little girl, Tara, indelible lessons about freedom and loyalty that will take a lifetime to unravel.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Divakaruni, C. B. (2016). Before we visit the goddess. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956-. 2016. Before We Visit the Goddess. Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956-, Before We Visit the Goddess. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
MLA Citation (style guide)Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. Before We Visit the Goddess. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. Simon & Schuster, 2016.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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