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Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association, this is the very moving story of a peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life was a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loved. "Comparable in many ways to Cry, the Beloved Country...if... Read Full Overview

Married as a child bride to Nathan, a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the fields with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With fortitude and courage, she fights poverty and disaster.

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The acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India. Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts,... Read Full Overview

Nectar In A Sieve is a novel written by Kamala Markandaya. The story is set in rural India during the early 20th century and follows the life of a young woman named Rukmani. Rukmani is married off to a poor farmer named Nathan at a young age and together they struggle to make... Read Full Overview

Nectar in a Sieve is a novel written by Kamala Markandaya that tells the story of a woman named Rukmani and her struggles to survive in rural India during the early 20th century. Rukmani is married off at a young age to a poor farmer named Nathan, and together they work hard... Read Full Overview