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Description edit
With this spellbinding first novel about the destructive lies three immigrant generations of a Pakistani/Bangladeshi family tell each other, Roopa Farooki adds a fresh new voice to the company of Zadie Smith, Jhumpa Lahiri and Arudhati Roy. Henna Rub is a precocious teenager whose... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Ricky-Rashid Karim: Husband of Henna and father of Shona
- Henna Rub: Henna tricks Rashid into marrying her. But what would you think if on your wedding night you found your bride jumping up and down on the bed?
- Shona: Daughter of Henna and Ricky. Learns deception and trickery at an early age. Even when she "escapes" her parents world, the deceptions continue and become even larger. Shona uncovers the secrets of her family in unexpected ways and finds that only telling the truth will enable them to continue being a family - but at some cost
- Omar: Add a description of this character.
- Sharif
- Dermot
- Parvez
- Jimmy
- Candida
- Verity
- Micky
- Aziz
- Pam
- Karen
- Dieter
- Stevo
- Cassie
- Bhai Hassan
- Papa
- Ali
- Giles
- Mr O'connor
- Osama
- Goldie
- Ammie
- Imogen
First Sentence edit
Henna was thirteen when she was gleefully married off to the eldest son of one of the best families in Calcutta, and her marriage was achieved by an audacious network of lies as elaborate and brazen as the golden embroidery on her scarlet wedding sari.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Roopa Farooki (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: England
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1405089288
Page Count: 300
Publisher: Macmillan
Country: England
Publication Date: 2007
ISBN: 1405089288
Page Count: 300
Awards edit
- Orange Award for New Writers (Finalist, 2007, Shortlist)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.92
Subjects edit
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