To view prices and purchase online, please login, or register for an account.
The Girl Child
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Girl Child
Contributors:
By (Author) Princess Lakshman
Publisher:
Nationwide Books
Imprint:
Nationwide Books
Publication Date:
1st April 2007
Country:
New Zealand
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
823.3
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
198
Dimensions:
Width 116mm, Height 176mm
Description
The Girl Child is a story of Priya, a Fiji/New Zealand-Indian, who marries Gurveer and moves continents, embracing Punjab, his North Indian home state, as her new home. Moving away from her family seems like a perfect solution to Priya to bury her childhood memories of rejection when she was born a girl. But when Priya discovers she is pregnant her past returns to haunt her, and she comes face to face with a society where female foeticide is as common as a game of cricket.
