Climbing the Stairs (Standard format, CD)


A remarkable debut novel set in India that shows one girla (TM)s struggle for independence.
During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfathera (TM)s large traditional family, where the women live apart from the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible.
Vidyaa (TM)s only refuge becomes her grandfathera (TM)s upstairs library, which is forbidden to women. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual curiosity. But when Vidyaa (TM)s brother decides to fight with the hated British against the Nazis, and when Raman proposes marriage too soon, Vidya must question all she has believed in.
Padma Venkatramana (TM)s debut novel poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her place in a mixed up world. Climbing the Stairs is a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop.

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A remarkable debut novel set in India that shows one girla (TM)s struggle for independence.
During World War II and the last days of British occupation in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of attending college. But when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the British police, she is forced to live with her grandfathera (TM)s large traditional family, where the women live apart from the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible.
Vidyaa (TM)s only refuge becomes her grandfathera (TM)s upstairs library, which is forbidden to women. There she meets Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual curiosity. But when Vidyaa (TM)s brother decides to fight with the hated British against the Nazis, and when Raman proposes marriage too soon, Vidya must question all she has believed in.
Padma Venkatramana (TM)s debut novel poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her place in a mixed up world. Climbing the Stairs is a powerful story about love and loss set against a fascinating historical backdrop.

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Brilliance Audio

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2009

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ISBN-13

978-1-4233-7866-2

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9781423378662

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1-4233-7866-0



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