The toss of a lemon
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Walworth-Seely Public Library - Adult Fiction
FIC Viswanathan
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FIC Viswanathan
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619 pages ; 23 cm.
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English
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Spanning the lifetime of one woman (1896-1962), The Toss of a Lemon brings readers intimately into a Brahmin household, into an India in the midst of social and political upheaval. Married at ten, widowed at eighteen, left with two children, Sivakami must wear widow's whites, shave her head, and touch no one from dawn to dusk. She is not allowed to remarry, and in the next sixty years she ventures outside her family compound only three times. She is extremely orthodox in her behavior except for one defiant act: She moves back to her dead husband's house and village to raise her children. That decision sets the course of her children's and grandchildren's lives, twisting their fates in surprising, sometimes heartbreaking ways.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Viswanathan, P. (2008). The toss of a lemon . Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Padma, 1968-. 2008. The Toss of a Lemon. Harcourt.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Padma, 1968-. The Toss of a Lemon Harcourt, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Viswanathan, Padma. The Toss of a Lemon Harcourt, 2008.
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