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THE DAUGHTERS OF MADURAI - RAJASREE VARIYAR KAR...

'A girl is a burden. A girl is a curse.' Madurai  1992. A young mother in a poor family  Janani
is told she is useless if she can't produce a son - or worse  bears daughters. They let her
keep her first baby girl  but the rest are taken away as soon as they are born - murdered
before they have a chance to live. The fate of her children has never been in her hands. But
Janani can't forget the daughters she was never allowed to love. Sydney  2019. Nila has a
secret  one she's been keeping from her parents for far too long. Before she can say anything 
her grandfather in India falls ill and she agrees to join her parents on a trip to Madurai -
the first in over ten years. Growing up in Australia  Nila knows very little about where she or
her family came from  or who they left behind. What she's about to learn will change her
forever... Perfect for fans of Christy Lefteri and Delia Owens  The Daughters of Madurai is a
moving and powerful debut from an unforgettable new voice.

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