Perched on the Periphery

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Cover of the book Perched on the Periphery by Jharna Banerji, Partridge Publishing India
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Author: Jharna Banerji ISBN: 9781482888201
Publisher: Partridge Publishing India Publication: February 17, 2017
Imprint: Partridge Publishing India Language: English
Author: Jharna Banerji
ISBN: 9781482888201
Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
Publication: February 17, 2017
Imprint: Partridge Publishing India
Language: English

Nandita is a middle-aged Hindu widow who has always derived her identity from her roles as mother and grandmother. So when her son asks her to move from India to Illinois to help settle his young family in a new country, Nandita is certain where her duty lies and willingly leaves everything she knows behind. Unfortunately she never considers how she will build a life of her own once her usefulness to her sons family declines. While Nandita attempts to redefine herself and find meaning in a new culture devoid of familiar traditions, her lifes path eventually leads her to Bill Brady, a widower, heartbroken over the recent death of his wife. As Bill and Nandita form a friendship over their commonalities related to grief, she is left to decide whether she wants him as a friendor something much more. Perched on the Periphery paints an intimate portrait of a Hindu widows journey to find her identity, search for meaning within a new culture, and contemplate loving again.

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Nandita is a middle-aged Hindu widow who has always derived her identity from her roles as mother and grandmother. So when her son asks her to move from India to Illinois to help settle his young family in a new country, Nandita is certain where her duty lies and willingly leaves everything she knows behind. Unfortunately she never considers how she will build a life of her own once her usefulness to her sons family declines. While Nandita attempts to redefine herself and find meaning in a new culture devoid of familiar traditions, her lifes path eventually leads her to Bill Brady, a widower, heartbroken over the recent death of his wife. As Bill and Nandita form a friendship over their commonalities related to grief, she is left to decide whether she wants him as a friendor something much more. Perched on the Periphery paints an intimate portrait of a Hindu widows journey to find her identity, search for meaning within a new culture, and contemplate loving again.

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