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Pardesi Recommendations For Books
Rating: 5.0
Price: $13.57
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The Far Pavilions
M. M. Kaye
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I don't read a lot of historical fiction, in fact the only other novel of that genre that immedia...
After being banned from watching the mini series as a child of 10years
I was captivated by...
This is a book that I have been recommended countless times and always declined reading. I can no...
This review is purely a little tribute to my Mom, who would have been 76 today (9/21/2007).
I have to agree with the others that this book is one of the best of its kind. I purchased it af...
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Rating: 4.0
Price: $10.88
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What the Body Remembers: A Novel
Shauna Singh Baldwin
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This was a very interesting story linebut the book could have benefitted greatly from the additio...
A little too verbose. Difficult to get through the first 1/4 of book. However, well written, hist...
I knew about the partition of India into Muslim and Hindu states after Independence, but half a w...
I loved this novel because it drew me into a world I knew very little about. It took a while for...
Overall, the book was an enjoyable read but it was not one of those novels where the characters a...
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Rating: 4.0
Price: $11.90
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The Village Bride of Beverly Hills: A Novel
Kavita Daswani
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I am not much of a novel reader. But just the title of the book enchanted me. Just the title rem...
Priya is a very sheltered young woman and naive about the world as shown in the story--yet she is...
This was a very easy-to-read book. The main character, Priya, is an Indian woman who is brought t...
I picked up this book because the title intrigued me. After reading a few pages, it knew it was a...
This was the first time I've ever read ANY book so fast book. It was an excellent read. You won...
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Rating: 4.0
Price: $10.20
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The Twentieth Wife: A Novel
Indu Sundaresan
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as an avid reader of historical fiction, I can honestly say this is not the worst book I have rea...
I bought both this and " The Feast of Roses ' together as I thought they would be interesting rea...
What a wonderfully written book! I was entranced right from the start and the descriptions were s...
I highly recommend reading this book if you like Mugal Empire historical fiction or if you enjoy ...
Thoroughly enjoyed this book - historical fiction at it's best! If you want a taste of Mughal Ind...
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Rating: 4.5
Price: $10.20
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Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee
Meera Syal
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Growing up in a traditional Paksitani household, our mother frequently used the phrase that is th...
I really enjoyed this book. Meera Syal is a great author, I couldnt put the book down. I recommen...
Life isn't all ha ha hee hee starts with a wedding and ends with a funeral ... and just that show...
Wonderful. I found it particularly poignant at this stage in my life, where I'm a similar age to...
Life Isn't All Ha Ha Hee Hee was so engrossing that I missed my stop and had to walk about a mile...
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Rating: 5.0
Price: $14.99
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English Lessons and Other Stories
Shauna Singh Baldwin
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Fantastic collection of short stories about Sikh women throughout the century and living around t...
Probably one of the best pieces of fiction I have ever read. In fact, I asked my friends not to ...
This book is a wonderful account of the Indian (predominatly Punjabi) immigrant experience in Ame...
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Rating: 4.5
Price: $
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Shadow of the Moon
M. M. Kaye
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First off, this is a great book. It does have a very old-school writing style (think Charlotte Br...
M.M. Kaye is a master storyteller of the epic romance. While some readers may find her heavily st...
Shadow of the Moon, is an epic tale of politics and war in India. I found it to be a very ...
This was just an amazing book. Once the author set up her characters and story line things just ...
This is a superlative work of beautifully written, well-researched historical fiction by the auth...
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Rating: 4.5
Price: $10.50
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The Feast of Roses: A Novel
Indu Sundaresan
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If you are reading this, don't waste time with this book. It is poorly written, with endless repe...
A wonderful book. It is hard to put down. Indu is a magnificent writer.
Sundaresan is talented in her craft. She completely seduces the reader with vividly intense writi...
The other online reviews of this book are very accurate. This book seems less character driven th...
This book made me aware of the interesting background of the Indian culture. I feel it was very w...
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Rating: 4.5
Price: $11.20
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Beneath a Marble Sky
John Shors
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I agree with the reviewer who said the characters were either the essence of goodness or vile and...
I read about 1-3 books a week, so I am a well-read woman. This book made it to my top 10 list and...
This was the most beautifully written book!I have recommended this book to other book clubs and t...
Maybe my hopes were too high, based on all the glowing reviews here, but I thought this book was ...
This is a very well-written book and well worth a read. As someone who has researched the Mughal ...
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