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020			_a9780143335498
082			_aMISC _bDES
100			_aDesai, Anita
245		0	_aVillage by the Sea
260			_a. _bPenguin India _c2002
300			_a. _rPaperback
504			_aUntouched by the twentieth century, Thul, the small fishing village near Bombay, is still ruled by the age-old seasonal rhythms. Hari and Lila have lived in the village all their lives, but their family is now desperately down on its luck. Their father drinks; their mother is seriously ill; and there is no money to keep them fed and clothed. Delicately and exquisitely executed, Anita Desai’s gentle and probing story traces the evolution of Hari and Lila into adults as each of them faces the family's predicament - just as the first signs of industrial India creep into their village.
650			_aChildren's Book
650			_aGraphic Novel
942			_cBKS
999			_c1032 _d1032