Kamala Markandaya
Married as a child bride to a tenant farmer she never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster.,This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she lovesâ€”an unforgettable novel that "will wring your heart out" (,The Associated Press,).,Named Notable Book of 1955 by the American Library Association.
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