{"product_id":"sister-of-my-heart-paperback","title":"Sister of My Heart - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003cb\u003eMistress of Spices\u003c\/b\u003e, the bestselling novel about the extraordinary bond between two women, and the family secrets and romantic jealousies that threaten to tear them apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that same family. Sudha is startlingly beautiful; Anju is not. Despite those differences, since the day on which the two girls were born, the same day their fathers died--mysteriously and violently--Sudha and Anju have been sisters of the heart. Bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend, the two girls grow into womanhood as if their fates as well as their hearts were merged. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut, when Sudha learns a dark family secret, that connection is shattered. For the first time in their lives, the girls know what it is to feel suspicion and distrust. Urged into arranged marriages, Sudha and Anju's lives take opposite turns. Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household. Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. When tragedy strikes each of them, however, they discover that despite distance and marriage, they have only each other to turn to. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in the two worlds of San Francisco and India, this exceptionally moving novel tells a story at once familiar and exotic, seducing readers from the first page with the lush prose we have come to expect from Divakaruni. \u003cb\u003eSister of My Heart\u003c\/b\u003e is a novel destined to become as widely beloved as it is acclaimed.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the award-winning author of Mistress of Spices, the bestselling novel about the extraordinary bond between two women, and the family secrets and romantic jealousies that threaten to tear them apart. \u003cbr\u003eAnju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that same family. Sudha is startlingly beautiful; Anju is not. Despite those differences, since the day on which the two girls were born, the same day their fathers died--mysteriously and violently--Sudha and Anju have been sisters of the heart. Bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend, the two girls grow into womanhood as if their fates as well as their hearts were merged. \u003cbr\u003eBut, when Sudha learns a dark family secret, that connection is shattered. For the first time in their lives, the girls know what it is to feel suspicion and distrust. Urged into arranged marriages, Sudha and Anju's lives take opposite turns. Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household. Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. When tragedy strikes each of them, however, they discover that despite distance and marriage, they have only each other to turn to. \u003cbr\u003eSet in the two worlds of San Francisco and India, this exceptionally moving novel tells a story at once familiar and exotic, seducing readers from the first page with the lush prose we have come to expect from Divakaruni. Sister of My Heart is a novel destined to become as widely beloved as it is acclaimed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family; her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that family. Sudha is as beautiful, tenderhearted, and serious as Anju is plain, whip-smart, and defiant. Yet since the day they were born, Sudha and Anju have been bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cousins' bond is shattered, however, when Sudha learns a dark family secret. Urged into arranged marriages, their lives take sudden, opposite turns: Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household, while Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. Then tragedy strikes them both, and the women discover that, despite the distance that has grown between them, they have only each other to turn to. Set in the two worlds of India and America, this is an exceptionally moving novel of love, friendship, and compelling courage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eChitra Banerjee Divakaruni is the bestselling author of the novels \u003cb\u003eSister of My Heart\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eThe Mistress of Spices\u003c\/b\u003e; the story collections \u003cb\u003eThe Unknown Errors of Our Lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eArranged Marriage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich received several awards, including the American Book Award; and four collections of prize-winning poetry. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Ms., Zoetrope, Good Housekeeping, O: The Oprah Magazine, The Best American Short Stories 1999, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times. \u003c\/i\u003eBorn in India, Divakaruni lives near Houston. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor further information about Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, visit her Web site at www.chitradivakaruni.com.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.54 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755687149856,"sku":"9780385489515","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/66e01a37696d8e2a2bd075c2eacf8594.webp?v=1780065886","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sister-of-my-heart-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}