false <![CDATA[Climbing the Stairs]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1214207142m/2011854.jpg 2011854 2 Fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of going to college, an unusual proposition for a girl living in British-occupied India during World War II. When tragedy strikes, Vidya and her brother Kitta are forced to move into a traditional household with her grandfather and her extended family, where men live separately upstairs and the women who live below are meant to be married, not educated. Breaking the rules, Vidya finds refuge in her grandfather’s second-floor library. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house. Surprisingly, he treats her like an equal and encourages her intellectual curiosity. But soon it’s clear Raman wants more than just friendship, and when Kitta makes a shocking choice the family cannot condone, Vidya’s life becomes a whirlwind of personal and political complications. Will she be strong enough to survive the storm? With the lush settings and heady emotions that mark the best Indian literature, Padma Venkatraman’s debut novel is an epic story of love and loss set against a unique moment in history. Readers of all ages will find deep empathy with Vidya as she battles between ideas and emotions while struggling to pursue her dreams. 2016057 1 5 2008 Climbing the Stairs total:307|5:61|4:147|3:82|2:16|1:1| 307 1172 595 107 4 6 false false Tue May 13 16:49:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 10:43:11 -0700 2008 Tue May 13 16:49:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Thu Jan 22 07:44:06 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 22 07:55:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 08:19:51 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 07 08:25:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 18:26:43 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 19:17:32 -0700 2009
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This was an unusual Cinderella story that took place in British-occupied India during World War II, a time and place that I have rarely read about. References to eve...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2011854