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2002 Favorites by Established Authors
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Desirable Daughters: A Novel
by Bharati Mukherjee
Hardcover: Feb 2002
Paperback: 1 Feb 2003
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| A stirring novel of three women, two continents, and a perilous journey from the old world to the new - weaves together fascinating stories of the sisters' ancestors, their childhood memories, and dramatic scenes from India's history. |
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Atonement
by Ian McEwan
Hardcover: Mar 2002
Paperback: 1 Feb 2003
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| Brilliant and utterly enthralling in its depiction of childhood, love and war, England and class. At its center this is a profound–and profoundly moving–exploration of shame, forgiveness and the difficulty of absolution. |
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Salt: A World History
by Mark Kurlansky
Hardcover: Jan 2002
Paperback: 1 Feb 2003
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| Deftly leading readers around the world and across cultures and centuries, Kurlansky takes an inexpensive, mundane item and shows how it has influenced and affected wars, cultures, governments, religions, societies, economies & food. An entertaining, informative read. |
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Vine of Desire
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Hardcover: Jan 2002
Paperback: 1 Feb 2003
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| A moving and satisfying sequel to Sister of My Heart, The Vine of Desire stands on its own as a novel of extraordinary depth and sensitivity. |
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