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Queen of Dreams by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Queen of Dreams

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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  • Sep 1, 2004, 352 pages
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  • Oct 2005, 352 pages
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Divakaruni is the author of at least 12 books, including novels, short stories, poetry and two novels for children.  Her work has also been published in about 30 anthologies. In addition to Queen of Dreams, you can browse Sister of My Heart (1999), The Unknown Errors of Our Lives (Short stories: 2001), Vine of Desire (2002), and The Conch Bearer (children) at BookBrowse.

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