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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 'The writing is raw and electric and sizzles across the page' Amita MurrayShe's chosen her own future.Madras, India: The orphaned girls of St Ursula's convent are destined to be nuns or servants but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. Responsible and good with languages, she's taken on as governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family at their country estate.The horrific events of a single night force Savi and her love, Ananda, into a dangerous journey, re-emerging in America under new identities, their homeland forever in their rearview.But the past is never far away.Forty years later, Savi, known to all as Missy, is the embodiment of the American dream successful business owner in Chicago, pillar of the South Asian community, and mother to two brilliant, stubborn young women, Mansi and Shilpa.Until Varun, a charming doctor, enters their lives, setting off a chain of events that puts Missy's carefully constructed world in jeopardy with the revelation that you can never truly outrun your secretsA spellbinding, heartbreaking debut - fans of Monica Ali, Bernardine Evaristo and Brit Bennett will adore this.'Rich and atmospheric' Harini NagendraReaders everywhere are falling for Missy:'Rao's characters are lively, often funny, and incredibly headstrongThe scenes showing Missy and her family's home life feel like being wrapped up in a warm blanket and served something hot and delicious.' Reader Review'A beautifully written and developed book about regret and choosing a different life a moving story with a strong central character.' Reader Review'Wow. What a read! The characters and conflict were so engrossing a great book club read!' Reader Review'I particularly liked the strong female characters and family relationshipsWorth reading if you like family dramas spanning across different generations and countries.' Reader Review'I can't believe this is a debut with the way it has been sketched out. Loved the plot and the characters.' Reader Review. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: New. St Ursula's Convent, Madras. The girls here are destined to be nuns or servants, but seventeen-year-old Savi, intelligent and with a gift for languages, dreams of escape. She's taken on as a governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family. The horrific events of a single night compel Savi and her lover, Ananda, to embark on a dangerous journey, at the end of which they re-emerge in America under new identities. Forty years later, Savi, now known as Missy, is living the American dream in Chicago. She is the pillar of the South Asian community and mother to two brilliant young women, Mansi and Shilpa. But the past is only a tremor away. Varun, a charming doctor, enters their lives, and his arrival sets off a chain of events that puts Missy's world in jeopardy. An extraordinary debut, Missy is the story of a remarkable woman―tender in pain, courageous in crisis. This is a captivating novel that sheds light on the allure of assimilation and the idea that you can never outrun your past.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Madras, India: The orphans of St Ursula?s convent are destined to be nuns or servants but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. Responsible and good with languages, she?s taken on as governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family. But the horrific events of a single night force Savi and her love, Ananda, into a dangerous journey, re-emerging in America under new identities, India forever in their rearview. But the past is never far away. Forty years later, Savi, now known as Missy, is living the American Dream in Chicago; pillar of the South Asian community, and mother to two brilliant young women, Mansi and Shilpa. Until Varun, a charming doctor, enters their lives, setting off a chain of events that puts Missy?s world in jeopardy with the revelation that you can never truly outrun your past secrets.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A remarkable young woman flees India to chase the dream of self-reinvention in AmericaThe orphaned girls of St. Ursula's convent are destined to be nuns or servants, but seventeen-year-old Savi dreams of escape. She is chosen to work as a governess for the wealthy Nandiyar family at their country estate in Tamil Nadu, where she falls for a lively and carefree apprentice sculptor. After the violent and horrific events of a single night, they are forced to flee, leaving their homeland forever in the rearview.Decades later, Savi has become known to all as 'Missy' and runs a successful driving school in Chicago. She is a pillar of the South Asian community and the mother of two brilliant, stubborn young women, Mansi and Shilpa. But when Varun, a charming doctor with mysterious connections to her past, enters their lives, a chain of events is set off that puts Missy's carefully constructed world in jeopardy. Can Missy outrun her secrets And, if she is forced to face them, what will become of those she loves.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Gut. Gebraucht - Gut - ungelesen,als Mängelexemplar gekennzeichnet, mit leichten Mängeln an Schnitt oder Einband durch Lager- oder Transportschaden -Chicagoan Missy has left her beginnings in Madras far behind, to live the American Dream. Until a young man crashes into her family's life, forcing Missy to confront her past secrets.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 288 pp. Englisch.…

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Missy | Raghav Rao | Taschenbuch | Hera | Englisch | 2025 | Canelo Digital Publishing | EAN 9781804369364 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Dorling Kindersley Verlag GmbH, Arnulfstr. 124, 80636 München, productsafety[at]dk[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference On Secure Knowledge Management In Artificial Intelligence Era, SKM 2021, held in San Antonio, TX, USA, in 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the conference was held online.The 11 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 30 submissions. They were organized according to the following topical sections: intrusion and malware detection; secure knowledge management; deep learning for security; web and social network.…

Zustand: New. Fast-track conference proceedingsThis book is based on a selection of thoroughly revised and extended best papers from the 8th Workshop on E-Business (WEB 2009) held in Phoenix, AZ, USA, on December 15th, 2009. The 29 papers, which were select.

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