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      The Village by the Sea

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      Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything.

      Winner of the 1982 <i...

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      Description

      Product ID:9780141359762
      Product Form:Paperback / softback
      Country of Manufacture:GB
      Series:A Puffin Book
      Title:The Village by the Sea
      Authors:Author: Anita Desai
      Page Count:320
      Subjects:Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 11 years
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      Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything.

      Winner of the 1982 Guardian Award for children''s fiction, The Village by the Sea is a survival story by the novelist Anita Desai.

      Set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay, Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink. When Hari goes to Bombay to find work, Lila seems to be responsible for everything. Although the book paints a picture of extreme poverty, it demonstrates the strength of the family even in the most extreme circumstances and offers a powerful picture of another culture.


      Imprint Name:Puffin
      Publisher Name:Penguin Random House Children's UK
      Country of Publication:GB
      Publishing Date:2015-07-02

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      Weight230 g
      Dimensions200 × 129 × 21 mm