Bitter Sweets by Farooki, Roopa - 2008

St. Martins Press-3PL, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

St. Martin's Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008-09-30. Paperback. Good.

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008-09-30. Paperback. Good. 1.2000 in x 8.0000 in x 5.5000 in. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008-09-30. Paperback. Very Good. trade paperback. minor wear. a very nice copy.

Trade Paperback. St. Martins Griffin. Clean Text, No Water Damage, Strong Binding. Unless Listed in this decription, VG or Better.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: St. Martin's Griffin, 2007. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Advance Reader's Edition. 'This sparkling, fresh debut follows three generations of a family caught up in the web of their own deceit. When scholarly Rashid weds beautiful Henna, he is surprised on their wedding night to learn she's not an accomplished 17-year-old but rather a lazy, illiterate 14-year-old who opted for marriage over education. He waits several years to consummate the union, then Henna gives birth to Shona, who quickly learns her parents' language of deception. Shona elopes with handsome Parvez and moves to London. At the same time, Rashid finds himself traveling to the same city on business, and when he meets Verity, a shy English woman in her late thirties, he sees a chance for the happiness that he's never found with Henna—even if it means weaving an intricate tangle of lies. Rashid,… Read More

US: St. Martin's Publishing Grou, 2008. Paperback. Very Good. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nominated for the Orange Prize With this spellbinding first novel about the destructive lies three immigra nt generations of a Pakistani/Bangladeshi family tell each other, Roopa Far ooki adds a fresh new voice to the company of Zadie Smith, Jhumpa Lahiri an d Arudhati Roy. Henna Rub is a precocious teenager whose wheeler-dealer father never misses a business opportunity and whose sumptuous Calcutta marriage to wealthy ro mantic Ricky-Rashid Karim is achieved by an audacious network of lies. Rick y will learn the truth about his seductive bride, but the way is already pa ved for a future of double lives and deception-family traits that will filt er naturally through the generations, forming an instinctive and unspoken t radition. Even as a child, their daughter Shona, herself conceived on a lie… Read More

St. Martin's Griffin. Used - Like New. Like New condition. (Families, Deception, East Indians, Bengalis, Fraud)

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008-09-30. Paperback. Used:Good.