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    <body><![CDATA[All Vidya wants is to go to college -- even though she's a girl, even though she lives in British-occupied India, even though it's the 1940s.  But when her father is permanently crippled, her family must move in with Vidya's very traditional extended family.  Now Vidya can't even go upstairs to the men's area of the house, much less dream of college.  But when she meets Raman, a young man who encourages her intellect to take flight, and her brother makes a shocking choice... she just might find that the world can change.<br/><br/>I loved it, but I'm a total sucker for historical fiction!  Vidya is a big dreamer who loves her family and knows what she's capable of.  She totally fights for herself instead of waiting to be rescued.<br/><br/>Read this if you love your family, but know that you can be bigger than even they can dream for you.<br/><br/>--Courtney]]></body>
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