
INDEPENDENCE BY CHITRA BANERJEE DIVAKARUNI
In 1947, in the remote village of Ranipur in West Bengal, life was all good for the local Doctor Nabakumar and his daughters - Deepa, Jamini and Priya. Deepa is sharp and innocent at heart and is blessed with an enchanting beauty. Though Jamini is a skilled artisan and caretaker of her family, she finds herself unloved and aloof. Priya is forthright and ambitious and wants to follow in her father's footsteps. Though Nabakumar and his wife always find themselves with contradicting opinions, their love bonds the family into a tight-knit one.
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