{"product_id":"midnights-daughter-paperback","title":"Midnight's Daughter - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarita Sarvate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe country was free. Its daughters were not.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA thoroughly satisfying account of one spirited woman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Molly Giles, author of \u003cem\u003eLife Span\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir in flash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Republic Day, 1960, young Aruna stands before her middle school classmates delivering a speech in a newly independent India. At home awaits a family full of promise: a fiercely intelligent mother pursuing her BA, a playful younger brother, and a father who encourages his daughter to find her voice, echoing Jawaharlal Nehru's words spoken at India's independence: \u003cem\u003e\"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the surface, the family is quietly unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Aruna is thirteen, her mother suffers a devastating nervous breakdown, forcing Aruna into the role of caretaker while she continues to excel academically. Pressured by societal expectations, she enters an arranged marriage that soon turns disastrous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to reclaim her future, she escapes to graduate school in Berkeley, endures the stigma of divorce, and eventually falls in love with an Englishman living in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing continents and cultures, Sarvate traces one woman's search for identity, belonging, and freedom. \u003cem\u003eMidnight's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is both an intimate personal story and a powerful meditation on racism, colonialism, motherhood, and the patriarchal forces surrounding women's lives-including the hidden roots of her mother's mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed after a freedom fighter, Aruna must ultimately fight for her own liberation in this deeply moving memoir of resilience, love, and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":71434088644861,"sku":"9783988322838","price":37.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/kxp0sNVgnf9783988322838.webp?v=1790790684","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/midnights-daughter-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}