Thursday, August 20, 2009

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Quiz #63
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Bitter Sweets by Roopa Farooki


Rashid Karim and his parents think they found the perfect bride in Henna. On their wedding night Rashid who goes Ricky when at the University, discovers that his new wife is not 17 and well educated but 13 and illiterate. Henna agreed to help her baba deceive the Karim's in hopes of avoiding school and moving to Calcutta to become a movie star. This is a family saga that begins with a lie. Thanks, Doret.

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2 comments:

Debs Desk said...

I think the title of this book is Bitter Sweets and the author is Roopa Farooki.
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Neesha Meminger said...

Wow, look at that cover. So haunting and lovely. And it has a face!