Books like Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee
Thirteen-year-old Jasmine is forced to confront the death of her father and the loss of her future when she is widowed at seventeen. Her sudden shift from a rural South Indian village to the broader world, ultimately to a life in Iowa, captures the intersection of tradition and change, as Jasmine adapts to a new culture, marries a middle-aged banker, and adopts a Vietnamese refugee child. The narrative follows her evolving identity from an isolated youth to an engaged participant in American society, emphasizing the complex realities of immigrant lives.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Bharati Mukherjee
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