Sister of My Heart: A Novel

作者 Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni著
出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
出版时间 2000年1月
ISBN 9780385489515
定价 108.70

内容简介

Fromtheaward-winningauthorofMistressofSpices,thebestsellingnovelabouttheextraordinarybondbetweentwowomen,andthefamilysecretsandromanticjealousiesthatthreatentotearthemapart.Anjuisthedaughterofanupper-casteCalcuttafamilyofdistinction.HercousinSudhaisthedaughteroftheblacksheepofthatsamefamily.Sudhaisstartlinglybeautiful;Anjuisnot.Despitethosedifferences,sincethedayonwhichthetwogirlswereborn,thesamedaytheirfathersdied--mysteriouslyandviolently--SudhaandAnjuhavebeensistersoftheheart.Bondedinwayseventheirmotherscannotcomprehend,thetwogirlsgrowintowomanhoodasiftheirfatesaswellastheirheartsweremerged.But,whenSudhalearnsadarkfamilysecret,thatconnectionisshattered.Forthefirsttimeintheirlives,thegirlsknowwhatitistofeelsuspicionanddistrust.Urgedintoarrangedmarriages,SudhaandAnju'slivestakeoppositeturns.Sudhabecomesthedutifuldaughter-in-lawofarigidsmall-townhousehold.AnjugoestoAmericawithhernewhusbandandlearnstoliveherownlifeofsecrets.Whentragedystrikeseachofthem,however,theydiscoverthatdespitedistanceandmarriage,theyhaveonlyeachothertoturnto.SetinthetwoworldsofSanFranciscoandIndia,thisexceptionallymovingnoveltellsastoryatoncefamiliarandexotic,seducingreadersfromthefirstpagewiththelushprosewehavecometoexpectfromDivakaruni.SisterofMyHeartisanoveldestinedtobecomeaswidelybelovedasitisacclaimed.

作者简介

ChitraBanerjeeDivakaruniisthebestsellingauthorofthenovelsSisterofMyHeartandTheMistressofSpices;thestorycollectionsTheUnknownErrorsofOurLivesandArrangedMarriage,whichreceivedseveralawards,includingtheAmericanBookAward;andfourcollectionsofprize-winningpoetry.HerworkhasappearedinTheNewYorker,TheAtlanticMonthly,Ms.Zoetrope,GoodHousekeeping,O:TheOprahMagazine,TheBestAmericanShortStories1999,andTheNewYorkTimes.BorninIndia,DivakarunilivesnearHouston.ForfurtherinformationaboutChitraBanerjeeDivakaruni,visitherWebsiteatwww.chitradivakaruni.com.

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