Homeless Bird

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Summary: Homeless Bird
Review: This is a wonderful book which I have read over and over. It's so hopeful and compelling, and once you've picked it up, it's extremely hard to set it down.

Koly is thirteen years old when her parents decide to arrange her marriage. In India, this is not a matter of love, but of money. When a groom is found, Koly is taken away from her home forever to marry a man she has never met. However, she never finds out whether she would have grown to love him--he dies soon after their marriage. Living with her harsh, bitter sass (mother-in-law), her sad, tired sassur (father-in-law), and her lively sister-in-law, Chandra, is difficult. Finally, she is left to fend for herself in a huge town with no one she knows. Can she turn her fate around and make a life for herself?

A beautifully told tale with wonderful style, an intense plot, and just a hint of romance. Definitely a keeper.