Anju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that same family. Sudha is startlingly beautiful; Anju is not. Despite those differences, since the day on which the two girls were born, the same day their fathers died-mysteriously and violently-Sudha and Anju have been sisters of the heart. Bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend, the two girls grow into womanhood as if their fates as well as their hearts were merged. But, when Sudha learns a dark family secret, that connection is shattered. For the first time in their lives, the girls know what it is to feel suspicion and distrust. Urged into arranged marriages, Sudha and Anju's lives take opposite turns. Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household. Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. When tragedy strikes each of them, however, they discover that despite distance and marriage, they have only each other to turn to. Set in the two worlds of San Francisco and India, this exceptionally moving novel tells a story at once familiar and exotic, seducing listeners from the first page with the lush prose we have come to expect from Divakaruni. Sister of My Heart is a novel destined to become as widely beloved as it is acclaimed.
© 2012 Tantor Media, Inc. (Audiobook): 9781452676012
Release date
Audiobook: 30 January 2012
Anju is the daughter of an upper-caste Calcutta family of distinction. Her cousin Sudha is the daughter of the black sheep of that same family. Sudha is startlingly beautiful; Anju is not. Despite those differences, since the day on which the two girls were born, the same day their fathers died-mysteriously and violently-Sudha and Anju have been sisters of the heart. Bonded in ways even their mothers cannot comprehend, the two girls grow into womanhood as if their fates as well as their hearts were merged. But, when Sudha learns a dark family secret, that connection is shattered. For the first time in their lives, the girls know what it is to feel suspicion and distrust. Urged into arranged marriages, Sudha and Anju's lives take opposite turns. Sudha becomes the dutiful daughter-in-law of a rigid small-town household. Anju goes to America with her new husband and learns to live her own life of secrets. When tragedy strikes each of them, however, they discover that despite distance and marriage, they have only each other to turn to. Set in the two worlds of San Francisco and India, this exceptionally moving novel tells a story at once familiar and exotic, seducing listeners from the first page with the lush prose we have come to expect from Divakaruni. Sister of My Heart is a novel destined to become as widely beloved as it is acclaimed.
© 2012 Tantor Media, Inc. (Audiobook): 9781452676012
Release date
Audiobook: 30 January 2012
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Shweta
24 Dec 2021
Such a beautiful book. The author has described and written the book so beautifully describing the love between sisters and their fondness and their bond
Mousumi
12 Nov 2020
The Book reveals every emotion of womenhood. From the downfall to standing tall after the storm. Lovely book to read. Its like watching a movie with your eyes open. Beautiful narration n very beautifully written capturing aspects of women's life.❤️
Brajagopal
1 Mar 2023
Beautifully laid out story, depicting human characters of our day to day life!
Aanchal
3 Jun 2023
What a roller coaster ride of a story this was. Beautiful storyline, I miss it now that it is over.
Divya
16 Jun 2023
I loved and enjoyed it thoroughly..The narrator is one of my favourites..This is so far the best I have read by Chitra Banerjee..
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