Gita Mehta, Author Vintage Books USA $14.95 (304p) ISBN 978-0-679-75247-9
This deft and delightful novel depicts the life and culture on the banks the Indian river Narmada. (July)
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Gita Mehta, Author Ballantine Books $15.95 (480p) ISBN 978-0-449-90566-1
Princess Jaya of Balmer, witness to bloodshed and insurmountable political upheaval, realizes that royal India's demise is imminent. ``Although the rich background detail is engrossing, Jaya remains a remote character to whom one never develops an...
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Gita Mehta, Author Nan A. Talese $22.95 (320p) ISBN 978-0-385-47495-5
Mehta writes of India as one of a new generation, born the day in 1947 when it became independent and five years old when Gandhi was assassinated. Her view of her country's recent past is filtered through her own experiences as a well-connected,...
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Gita Mehta, Author Simon & Schuster $19.45 (479p) ISBN 978-0-671-43248-5
In the story of Princess Jaya of Balmer, spanning the first half of this century, the author of Karma Cola (and the wife of Knopf's Sonny Mehta) offers a panoramic view of the pain and pageantry attending the demise of royal India. Raised...
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Gita Mehta, Author Nan A. Talese $20 (291p) ISBN 978-0-385-47007-0
This novel of India beautifully embodies the art and craft of storytelling as Mehta ( Karma Cola ; Raj ) portrays diverse lives touched by the river Narmada, a holy pilgrimage site ``worshipped as the daughter of the god Shiva.'' At the heart of the
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