The Tree Bride: A Novel

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The Tree Bride: A Novel

National Book Critics Circle Award-winner Bharati Mukherjee has long been known not only for her elegant, evocative prose but also for her characters--influenced by ancient customs and traditions but also very much rooted in modern times. In The Tree Bride, the narrator, Tara Chatterjee (whom readers will remember from Desirable Daughters), picks up the story of an East Bengali ancestor. According to legend, at the age of five Tara Lata married a tree and eventually emerged as a nationalist freedom fighter. In piecing together her ancestor's transformation from a docile Bengali Brahmin girl-child into an impassioned organizer of resistance against the British Raj, the contemporary narrator discovers and lays claim to unacknowledged elements in her 'American' identity. Although the story of the Tree Bride is central, the drama surrounding the narrator, a divorced woman trying to get back with her husband, moves the novel back and forth through time and across continents.
Country USA
Brand Hachette
Manufacturer Hachette Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0786888660_used
ReleaseDate 2005-08-24
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780786888665

Country	USA
Brand	Hachette
Manufacturer	Hachette Books
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0786888660_used
ReleaseDate	2005-08-24
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780786888665

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