Category: Fiction: Women's

Copyright/published Year: by St Martins

ISBN: 0312316062

Binding: Paper

Description: Set in the mountainous tea plantations of Darjeeling, India ì and in New York City, Darjeeling is the story of two sisters - ì Aloka and Sujata - long separated by their love for Pranab, an ì idealistic young revolutionary. Pranab loves Sujata, the awkward, ì prickly, younger sister but, out of obligation, marries Aloka, ì the gracious, beautiful, older sister. When all of their secrets ì are revealed, the three are forced to leave Darjeeling. Aloka and ì Pranab flee to New York City and Sujata to Canada. The story ì opens ten years later, when their Grandmother summons everyone ì home to the family tea plantation to celebrate her birthday. ì Despite the fact that Aloka is still very much in love with ì Pranab, they are in the process of getting a divorce. Sujata, who ì is still single, runs a successful business importing tea, a ì business that doesn't fill her broken heart. This trip forces the ì sisters to wrestle with their bitterness and anger and to try to ì heal old wounds.

Condition Information

This book is 'remaindered' and may have marks on the cover and/or bottom of pages.