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Leila
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- Book Synopsis
- Shalini will never forget her daughter Leila's third birthday party: it was the last time she saw her alive. Sixteen years have passed and Shalini's life is unrecognizable. Her husband gone: beaten and dragged from their home the night Leila disappeared. Shalini, once privileged, is now disgraced. She trawls the streets desperate to discover where Leila now lives - if she lives at all. In this repressive state, where tradition and purity are valued above all, those outside the city walls - forced to live in filth and oppressive heat - are less than nothing. But can Shalini find a way back in? Will she see Leila again?
- About The Author
- Prayaag Akbar was born in Kolkata in 1982. He studied economicsat Dartmouth College and comparative politics at the London School of Economics. His award- winning reporting and commentary have examined various aspects of marginalisation in India. He works as a consulting editor with Mint, a leading Indian newspaper. He lives in Mumbai.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9780571341320
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber, (04 April 2019)
- Number of Pages
- 265
- Weight
- 218 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 198 x 129 x 16 mm
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