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528 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676973181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books Canada
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
The year is 1937, and Roop, a sixteen-year-old Sikh girl from a small village in Northwestern India, has just been married to Sardarji, a wealthy man in his forties. She is a second wife, married without a dowry in the hope that she will bear chil...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
challenging 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%
adventurous 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
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528 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780676973181
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Vintage Books Canada
Publication date: 12 September 2000
Description
The year is 1937, and Roop, a sixteen-year-old Sikh girl from a small village in Northwestern India, has just been married to Sardarji, a wealthy man in his forties. She is a second wife, married without a dowry in the hope that she will bear chil...
Community Reviews Summary of 120 reviews
Moods
sad 75%
challenging 50%
informative 50%
reflective 50%
adventurous 25%
Pace
medium 25%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 50% | A mix: 50%Strong character development?
Yes: 100%Loveable characters?
No: 33% | N/A: 33% | Yes: 33%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 33%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.