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The Sari Shop
The Sari Shop
Author: Rupa Bajwa, Rupa Bajwa
"An impressive debut, full of lean and lyrical prose."?Ligaya Mishan, New York Times Book Review Ramchand, a tired shop assistant in Sevak Sari House in Amritsar, spends his days patiently showing yards of fabric to the women of "status families" and to the giggling girls who dream of dressing up in silk but can only afford cotton...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780141015613
ISBN-10: 0141015616
Publication Date: 5/26/2005
Pages: 256
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This book gave a lot of insight into Indian culture, especially surrounding wedding ceremony and family participation. The ending was unsettling, I thought, but maybe that was the author's purpose, to make the reader think.


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