Oleander Girl

  • Type: Books
  • By: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
  • Age Category: Adults
  • Genre: General Fiction
  • Recommended by: Mari G.
  • ISBN/UPC: 9781451695656
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Bravo for Divakaruni who dreams up such beautiful storytelling.

Orphaned Karobi Roy is the kind of teenager who deserves her own cable TV series. Set in Kolkata, India, this novel drew me in with its’ jaunty pace merging themes of adolescence and adulthood. When she stumbles across a family secret about her mother, Karobi dares to take on cross country travelling in the United States in search of truth and in search of herself. Bravo for Divakaruni who dreams up such beautiful storytelling and boldly speaks out against prejudices that persist around the world.