To recently widowed Haiwen it feels like a second chance
unknowingly stepping into a sinister web spanning decades
I know three important facts—
drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day—among them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown
As an ancient magic returns to Ahiranya and threatens its very foundations
Independence By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Material:Soft Cover To recently widowed Haiwen itIndia, 1947. In a rural village in Bengal live three sisters, daughters of a well respected doctor. Priya: intelligent and idealistic, resolved to follow in her father's footsteps and become a doctor, though society frowns on it. Deepa: the beauty, determined to make a marriage that will bring her family joy and status. Jamini: devout, sharp eyed, and a talented quiltmaker, with deeper passions than she reveals. Theirs is a home of love and safety, a