{"product_id":"oleander-girl-paperback","title":"Oleander Girl - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, the beloved bestselling author hailed by Abraham Verghese as a \"gifted storyteller\" and by \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazine as a \"skilled cartographer of the heart.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni has been hailed by Abraham Verghese as a \"gifted storyteller\" and by \u003ci\u003ePeople \u003c\/i\u003emagazine as a \"skilled cartographer of the heart.\" Now, Divakaruni returns with her most gripping novel yet, a sweeping, suspenseful coming-of-age tale about a young woman who leaves India for America on a search that will transform her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTHOUGH SHE WAS ORPHANED AT BIRTH, the wild and headstrong Korobi Roy has enjoyed a privileged childhood with her adoring grandparents, spending her first seventeen years sheltered in a beautiful, crumbling old mansion in Kolkata. But despite all that her grandparents have done for her, she is troubled by the silence that surrounds the circumstances of her parents' death and clings fiercely to her only inheritance from them: the love note she found, years ago, hidden in a book of poetry that had belonged to her mother. As she grows, Korobi dreams of one day finding a love as powerful as her parents', and it seems her wish has finally come true when she meets the charming Rajat, the only son of a high-profile business family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShortly after their engagement, however, a sudden heart attack kills Korobi's grandfather, revealing serious financial problems and a devastating secret about Korobi's past. Shattered by this discovery and by her grandparents' betrayal, Korobi decides to undertake a courageous search across post-9\/11 America to find her true identity. Her dramatic, often startling journey will ultimately thrust her into the most difficult decision of her life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With flawless narrative instinct and a boundless sympathy for her irrepressible characters, in \u003ci\u003eOleander Girl \u003c\/i\u003eDivakaruni brings us a perfect treat of a novel-- moving, wise, and unforgettable. As \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal \u003c\/i\u003eraves, \"Divakaruni emphasizes the cathartic force of storytelling with sumptuous prose. . . . She defies categorization.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the author of sixteen books, including \u003ci\u003eOleander Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mistress of Spices\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSister of My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePalace of Illusions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Amazing Thing\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBefore We Visit the Goddess.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and has won, among other prizes, an American Book Award. Born in India, she currently lives in Texas and is the McDavid professor of Creative Writing at the University of Houston\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 9.32 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452542038265,"sku":"9781451695687","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cJ27EvnE6g9781451695687.webp?v=1779954846","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/oleander-girl-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}