The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary
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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Total Pages : 529
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ISBN-10 : 9781476703251
ISBN-13 : 1476703256
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Book Synopsis The Sleeping Dictionary by : Sujata Massey

Download or read book The Sleeping Dictionary written by Sujata Massey and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an award-winning novelist, a stunning portrait of late Raj India—a sweeping saga and a love story set against a background of huge political and cultural upheaval. YOU ASK FOR MY NAME, THE REAL ONE, AND I CANNOT TELL. IT IS NOT FOR LACK OF EFFORT. In 1930, a great ocean wave blots out a Bengali village, leaving only one survivor, a young girl. As a maidservant in a British boarding school, Pom is renamed Sarah and discovers her gift for languages. Her private dreams almost die when she arrives in Kharagpur and is recruited into a secretive, decadent world. Eventually, she lands in Calcutta, renames herself Kamala, and creates a new life rich in books and friends. But although success and even love seem within reach, she remains trapped by what she is . . . and is not. As India struggles to throw off imperial rule, Kamala uses her hard-won skills—for secrecy, languages, and reading the unspoken gestures of those around her—to fight for her country’s freedom and her own happiness.


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