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An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marria...
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| Published: |
Harper,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: |
[2014] ©2014 |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and grocery store. Determined to empower Lakshmi as a woman who feels valued in her own right, Maggie abandons protocol, and soon doctor and patient have become close friends. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share long-buried secrets, the revelations will jeopardize their close bond, shake their faith in each other, and force them to confront painful choices. |
| Carrier Form: | 317 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: |
9780062259301 006225930X 9780062259318 0062259318 |
| Index Number: | PS3621 |
| CLC: | I712.45 |
| Call Number: | I712.45/U52-2 |