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A magical mixture of East meets West, and mothers in conflict with daughters – for anyone who enjoyed `Bend it like Beckham` but prefers food to football…
There`s East. There`s West. And then there`s Maya… Maya,
her mother Nalini, and her brother Satchin have left a carefree life in India to come to England. But when Maya`s father disappears, leaving only deceit and debt behind, they are left to fend for themselves in a strange, damp land. Maya, though, doesn`t know of her father`s betrayal. Nalini, determined to preserve her children`s pride, tells them that their father died in an accident and, as their struggle to make a life begins, whole realities are built on this lie. While Nalini cooks exotic pickles which enchant all who eat them, Maya begins to adapt to her new home – the unfamiliar food, the language, the music – and then to explore and make bold plans,plans that her mother does not understand.But even a white lie cannot remain hidden forever – and when the truth resurfaces, it changes everything…
ISBN - 9780007340545
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