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Oleander Girl will be released on March 19, 2013 in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
Mar 19, 2013
Oleander Girl is now available in Hardcover, Audio Download, eBook
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Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's Books
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Oleander GirlFrom the author of The Mistress of Spices, a novel about a young woman who leaves India on the eve of her wedding to search for her father in America.Read More -
The Mirror of Fire and DreamingIn a pristine valley hidden in the Himalayas, Anand has a disturbing vision. His mentor and spiritual guide, the Master Healer Abhaydatta, is...Read More
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Full-Blooded FantasyI>Full-Blooded Fantasy is a one-of-a-kind collection featuring selections from eight of the best fantasy novels published today. Experience the...Read More
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The Conch BearerIn a dingy shack in the less-than-desirable Indian neighborhood he calls home, twelve-year-old Anand is entrusted with a conch shell that possesses...Read More
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Culture Map, April 15, 2013
KRXI-TV Reno, April 9, 2013
...a Q&A with the audience. We wrap up this special evening with a book signing and dessert! Bios: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author, poet and teacher. Her themes include women, immigration, the South Asian experience, history, myth,...
Stranger, April 3, 2013
...a big deal. But there's even more, including a talk about plastics and a new novel from Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , and you can read about everything else going on tonight in our readings calendar . [ Comment on this story ] [ Subscribe to the...
Seattle Times, March 31, 2013
...Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel, “Oleander Girl,” is the story of a young Indian woman who puts her engagement on hold when she sees a vision of her dead mother...
Book Reporter, March 30, 2013
...Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni threads the story of a young woman’s awakening to herself and to her heritage through the buzzing streets of Kolkata, the quiet pigeon-lined halls of an ancient...
Oregonian, March 26, 2013
...his letters show him to be a chatty, loyal friend but not an overly reflective person. OLEANDER GIRL Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Simon & Schuster, $24, 304 pages Divakaruni uses her considerable storytelling skills to full advantage in her new...
Texas Observer, March 22, 2013
...former Observer managing editor Susan Smith-Richardson touched on in the same issue. On March 19, Free Press published Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel Oleander Girl. Divakaruni teaches in the Creative Writing department at the University of...
Texas Observer, March 22, 2013
...former Observer managing editor Susan Smith-Richardson touched on in the same issue. On March 19, Free Press published Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s new novel Oleander Girl. Divakaruni teaches in the Creative Writing department at the University of...
Monroe Evening News, March 18, 2013
...monthlong reading event began March 5 with discussions on this year’s selected title, “One Amazing Thing” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. An official kickoff event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. tonight in the atrium of La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe...
New York Daily News, March 17, 2013
...embellished. He also claimed to have “discovered” Pygmies. Du Chaillu’s legend faded into obscurity. “Oleander Girl” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Korobi is an 18-year-old girl raised as an orphan by her affluent grandparents in Kolkata, India....
Denver Post, March 17, 2013
...come together for a bucket-list trip to find meaning and redemption in this debut novel. Oleander Girl, by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. "Divakaruni has created a superbly well-plotted, charming, yet hard-hitting novel of family, marriage and class, a...
Eventful, March 16, 2013
...at 7:00 PM DIESEL, A Bookstore 3890 Cross Creek Road , Malibu , California 90265 United States...
Bedford Now, March 16, 2013
...monthlong reading event began March 5 with discussions on this year’s selected title, “One Amazing Thing” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. And official kickoff event will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday in the atrium of La-Z-Boy Center at Monroe...
Beach and Bay Press, March 16, 2013
...Center, 6811 La Jolla Blvd., (858) 459-0831, $50 members, $70 nonmembers FRIDAY, March 22 • “Oleander Girl” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 7:30 p.m., book discussion, Warwick’s, 7812 Girard Ave., (858) 454-0347, www.warwicks.com, free ...
