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Book Review of Nectar in a Sieve

Nectar in a Sieve
Nectar in a Sieve
Author: Kamala Markandaya
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Helpful Score: 1


An inspiring read about a woman in India and her strugles to support her family, and to later have her son's support her and her husband.

Interesting to hear about the culture of dowries, arranged marriages, and prefering male children and being disappointed in birthing daugheters.

Loved it.