The Tree Bride
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The Tree Bride, is a historical novel by Bharati Mukherjee
. It is the sequel to Desirable Daughters
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girl from Bengal becomes a passionate resister of foreign rule, against the British Raj
. The narrator discovers her ancestor's struggle for her land, whilst seeking to establish herself as an American citizen.
Bharati Mukherjee
Bharati Mukherjee is an award-winning Indian-born American writer. She is currently a professor in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.-Background:...
. It is the sequel to Desirable Daughters
Desirable Daughters
Desirable Daughters is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. The sequel to this novel is The Tree Bride .-Book information:Desirable Daughters by Bharati Mukherjee...
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Plot introduction
The quiet brahminBrahmin
Brahmin Brahman, Brahma and Brahmin.Brahman, Brahmin and Brahma have different meanings. Brahman refers to the Supreme Self...
girl from Bengal becomes a passionate resister of foreign rule, against the British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
. The narrator discovers her ancestor's struggle for her land, whilst seeking to establish herself as an American citizen.
Book information
The Tree Bride by Bharati MukherjeeBharati Mukherjee
Bharati Mukherjee is an award-winning Indian-born American writer. She is currently a professor in the department of English at the University of California, Berkeley.-Background:...
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