- Fiction, Arranged marriage, Juvenile fiction, Courage
From the Publisher: Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
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- Author
- Gloria Whelan
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 186
- Publisher
- HarperTrophy
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780064408196
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American poet, novelist, and short-story writer for children. (Polish) Amerykańska autorka bestsellerów dla dzieci i młodzieży. W 2000 roku zdobyła National Book Award, najbardziej prestiżową amerykańską nagrodę literacką, właśnie za "Bezdomnego ptaka". Whelan pisze powieści historyczne, z których wiele rozgrywa się w egzotycznej scenerii (komunistyczna Rosja, Wietnam). Mieszka z mężem w lasach nad jeziorem Michigan. I began making up stories before I could write...
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