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ISBN | 978-0-1413-5976-2 |
Language | English |
Cover | Soft Cover |
Village By The Sea
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The village by the sea: an indian family story is a novel for young people by the indian writer anita desai, published in london by heinemann in 1982. It is based on the poverty, hardships and sorrow faced by a small rural, community in india
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