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Plot:
Poornima becomes hard and fast friends with Savitha when she comes to work for Poorinmas father on the sari looms. Poornima's mother has passed, and for the first time in a long time, she feels hope. Savitha's family is incredibly poor, but she shows Poornima where to find joy in life- banana rice yoghurt, beautiful sari, and real friendship.
Savitha even shows Poornima that married life ...more
If you love an intense, feminist read, this one's for you! This book made me a big ole ball of emotions. The most prevalent emotion was anger. Rao is such a phenomenal writer. She was able to evoke an intense, emotional response from me during much of the book.
Poornima and Savitha live in a world where their value in life is determined by gender. These women endure tragic events and their friendship helps keep their fires burning. Please, please, please give this book a read. ...more
Poornima and Savitha live in a world where their value in life is determined by gender. These women endure tragic events and their friendship helps keep their fires burning. Please, please, please give this book a read. ...more
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