by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466610957
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«La hiedra del deseo» is the novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published in 2003 by Ediciones B in paperback (392 pages, in Spanish).
Anju and Sudha, childhood friends in Calcutta, reunite in the United States. Their cohabitation brings to the surface a long-suppressed passion and endangers their friendship and the stability of Anju's family. The novel explores female identity, family ties and the clash between Indian tradition and life in the West.
Second instalment of the Anju and Sudha series; it was originally published in 2002 under the title The Vine of Desire.
For readers of romantic and contemporary fiction interested in female characters, friendship and cultural clashes.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-born American author, poet, and the Betty and Gene McDavid Professor of Writing at the University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Her short story collection, Arranged Marriage, won an American Book Award in 1996. Two of her novels, as well as a short story were adapted into films.
