{"product_id":"desirable-daughters-paperback","title":"Desirable Daughters - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBharati Mukherjee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The highlight of her career to date . . . Mukherjee bursts out as a star\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e [starred review]) in her stirring novel of three women, two continents, and a perilous journey from the old world to the new--now available in paperback. In the tradition of the \u003ci\u003eJoy Luck Club\u003c\/i\u003e, Bharati Mukherjee has written a remarkable novel that is both the portrait of a traditional Brahmin Indian family and a contemporary American story of a woman who has in many ways broken with tradition but still remains tied to her native country. Mukherjee follows the diverging paths taken by three extraordinary Calcutta-born sisters as they come of age in a changing world. Moving effortlessly between generations, she weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBharati Mukherjee is the author of five novels, two non-fiction books, and two collections of short stories, including The Middleman and Other Stories, for which she won the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is a professor of English at the University of California Berkeley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.07 x 4.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131577274503,"sku":"9780786885152","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fffbcb04731e042c09dcaf90bbedf14e.webp?v=1732620006","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/desirable-daughters-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}