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In this haunting novel of intensely felt adolescence

From the early Dark Ages to the Renaissance

Author: King Abdullah II

The Home and the World Condition:Well Read With Usborne Quicklinks to speciallySet on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconcilable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947. This