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Gr 7-10 In the mid-1970s, when her engineer father loses his job and leaves India to look for employment in America, 16-year old Asha; her 17-year old sister, Reet; and their mother move in with their uncle's family in Calcutta. Beautiful Reet attracts many suitors, and her uncle soon begins to look for a suitable marriage proposal. But impulsive Asha, who promised her father that she would take good care of her sister, manages to publicly humiliate the first serious candidate. Asha hopes to become a psychologist, but her aspirations are curtailed by her l...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

In 1970s India, sixteen-year-old Asha longs for a different way of life, sans stifling customs. She promises to care for her family w...Log In or Sign Up to Read More