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"Vidya, a rebellious young dancer and motherless daughter, comes of age in 1960s and 1970s Bombay"--Provided by publisher. "A young woman comes of age in 1960s- and 1970s-era Bombay, a vanished world that is complex and indelibly rendered. Vidya's childhood is marked by the shattering absence and then the bewildering reappearance of her mother and baby brother at the family home. Restless, observant, and longing for connection with her brilliant and increasingly troubled mother, Vidya navigates the stifling expectations of her life with a vivid imagination until one day she peeks into a…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2022Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill · 320 pages · 9781643752549
- Other · English · 2021Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill · 293 pages · 9781616209902
- Other · English · 2021Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill · 9781643752167
WomenFictionDaughtersKathak dancersKathak (Dance)Social life and customsFICTION / Coming of AgeFICTION / Women






