A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary
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Publisher : Zubaan
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9788189013677
ISBN-13 : 818901367X
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Life Less Ordinary by : Baby Halder

Download or read book A Life Less Ordinary written by Baby Halder and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2012-06-25 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Is The Story Of Baby Halder, A Young Woman Working As A Domestic Help In A Home In Delhi. Hurriedly Married Off At The Age Of Twelve, A Mother By The Time She Was Fourteen, Baby Writes Movingly And Evocatively Of Her Life As A Young Girl, And Later As A Young Woman. The Long Absences Of Her Father, The Hardships Faced By Her Mother, And Her Decision To Walk Out Of Her Marriage, Leaving Baby And Her Sister To Manage The Household, Were The Realities That Shaped Baby S Early Life. When Marriage Came, Baby, Still A Child, Yearned To Play And Study, But Was Burdened With The Responsibility Of Being Wife And Mother While Facing Considerable Violence From Her Husband. Escape Finally Came Many Years Later, By Which Time The Still Young Baby Was A Mother Of Three, And She Fled To The City In The Hope Of Finding A Job. Working In Delhi As A Domestic Help, Baby Was Lucky Enough To Come Across An Employer Who Encouraged Her To Read Which She Did Voraciously And Then To Write. The Story Of Baby S Life Is A Lesson In Courage And Survival. Since It Was First Published In Hindi, This Book Has Become A Best-Seller, Receiving Accolades From Some Of The Best-Known Writers And Critics In India And Elsewhere. It Has Also Been Translated Into Other Indian Languages.


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