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A place called home / By Preeti Shenoy.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Thomson press : HarperCollins, 2022.Description: 308, p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789394407404 (pbk)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823 SHE/P
Summary: In the windowless, cramped servant's room at Mrs. Shetty's luxurious house, where her mother is a maid, Alka dreams of an escape. When Mrs. Shetty decides to send her to the same school as her daughter, she works hard, moulding herself into a new avatar. She marries Subbu, a coffee grower with a four hundred acre estate. Between taking care of her heritage home, her two young daughters, and her fabulous relationship with her mother-in-law, Alka's life feels complete. But when secrets about her past that she has fiercely guarded are exposed, they threaten to destroy her life. To protect all that she has, Alka must fight her demons and travel back to the world she worked so hard to leave behind.
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A Place Called Home is a novel about secrets, family, and finding yourself, from bestselling author Preeti Shenoy.

In the windowless, cramped servant's room at Mrs. Shetty's luxurious house, where her mother is a maid, Alka dreams of an escape. When Mrs. Shetty decides to send her to the same school as her daughter, she works hard, moulding herself into a new avatar. She marries Subbu, a coffee grower with a four hundred acre estate. Between taking care of her heritage home, her two young daughters, and her fabulous relationship with her mother-in-law, Alka's life feels complete. But when secrets about her past that she has fiercely guarded are exposed, they threaten to destroy her life. To protect all that she has, Alka must fight her demons and travel back to the world she worked so hard to leave behind.

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