Behind the Veil
In "Behind the Veil," a romantic Indian Muslim woman falls in love with a man on the basis of a story he wrote. She conjures up an unshakable image of him and forces her family to arrange her marriage to him--sight unseen. Her relatives and friends try to dissuade her, but she remains adamant. She finally meets her husband on the wedding night and gets the shock of her life--but that's just the beginning of her story. Unfolding against a sweeping vista of a changing India, the novel brims with unforgettable portraits of men and women, princes and commoners, Muslims and Hindus. It vividly portrays a time and place, and the passions, vanities, insecurities, insights and errors of its very human characters.
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Behind the Veil
In "Behind the Veil," a romantic Indian Muslim woman falls in love with a man on the basis of a story he wrote. She conjures up an unshakable image of him and forces her family to arrange her marriage to him--sight unseen. Her relatives and friends try to dissuade her, but she remains adamant. She finally meets her husband on the wedding night and gets the shock of her life--but that's just the beginning of her story. Unfolding against a sweeping vista of a changing India, the novel brims with unforgettable portraits of men and women, princes and commoners, Muslims and Hindus. It vividly portrays a time and place, and the passions, vanities, insecurities, insights and errors of its very human characters.
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780983188513 |
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| Publisher: | Kahany Publishers |
| Publication date: | 12/08/2010 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| File size: | 269 KB |
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