Nectar in a Sieve
- Published
- 2002
- Pages
- 186
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780451528230
- Reading Time
- ~3h 15min
Nectar in a Sieve is a book by Kamala Markandaya. In 2002. It has 186 pages.
About this book
Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves—an unforgettable novel that "will wring your heart out" (The Associated Press).Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association.
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Nectar in a Sieve has 186 pages.
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Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.This beautiful...
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Nectar in a Sieve was written by Kamala Markandaya.