The aunt who wouldn't die : a novel
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Sinha, Arunava, translator.
Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
146 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Downtown Reno Library - Adult Fiction
FICTION MUKHOP 2020
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Published
New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English

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"A laugh-out-loud, tug-at-your-heartstrings tale of love, family, and freedom centered around three generations of Bengali women. Somlata has just married into the dynastic but declining Mitra family. At eighteen, she expects to settle into her role as a devout wife in this traditional, multi-generational family. But then Somlata, wandering the halls of the grand, decaying Mitra mansion, stumbles upon the body of her great aunt-in-law, Pishima. A child bride widowed at twelve, Pishima has finally passed away at the ripe old age of seventy. But she isn't letting go just yet. Pishima has long harbored a grudge against the Mitras for keeping her in perpetual widowhood, never allowed to fall in love.. Now, her ghost intends to meddle in their lives, making as much mischief as possible. Pishima gives Somlata the keys to her mysterious box of gold to keep it out of the Mitras' hands. However, the selfless Somlata, witnessing her new family waste away their wealth to the brink of bankruptcy, has her own ideas. Boshon is a book-loving, scooter-riding, rebellious teenager who wants nothing to do with the many suitors that ask for her hand. She yearns for freedom and wants to go to college. But when her poor neighbor returns from America she finds herself falling in love. Perhaps Pishima's yearning spirit lives on in her own her heart? The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die is a frenetic, funny, and fresh novel about three generations of Mitra women who are surprising at every turn and defy all expectations. They may be guarding a box of gold, but they are the true treasures in this gem of a novel"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mukhopadhyay, S., & Sinha, A. (2020). The aunt who wouldn't die: a novel (First edition.). HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mukhopadhyay, Sirshendu, 1935- and Arunava, Sinha. 2020. The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel. HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mukhopadhyay, Sirshendu, 1935- and Arunava, Sinha. The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mukhopadhyay, Sirshendu, and Arunava Sinha. The Aunt Who Wouldn't Die: A Novel First edition., HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.

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