| Edition |
Ninth impression
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| Publication |
Noida, HarperCollins Publishers, 2010.
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| Description |
xx, 360pMaroon spine
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| Summary/Abstract |
In the idyllic village of the Abode of Contentment, Durga and her little brother, Opu, grow up in a world of woods, orchards and adventure. Nurtured on their aunt's songs and stories, they dream of secret magical lands, forbidden gardens and the distant railroad. The grown-up world of debts, resentment and bone-deep poverty barely touches them. Their parents, Shorbojoya and Horihor, also dream of the railroad, though as the gateway to lands with a better future. But can distance really change destiny? Will the railroad augur a triumphant future for the Roys, or a ballad of fates drastically altered?A powerful testament to the indomitable human will to prevail, this timeless novel comes alive in an incandescent new translation.
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| Standard Number |
9788172233334 Pb.
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