Flame Tree Road, Shona Patel
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Flame Tree Road, Shona Patel
Language
eng
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Literary form
novels
Main title
Flame Tree Road
Responsibility statement
Shona Patel
Summary
1870s India. In a tiny village where society is ruled by a caste system and women are defined solely by marriage, young Biren Roy dreams of forging a new destiny. When his mother suffers the fate of widowhood--shunned by her loved ones and forced to live in solitary penance--Biren devotes his life to effecting change. Just when his vision for the future begins to look hopeless, he meets Maya, the independent-minded daughter of a local educator, and his soul is reignited
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