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The girl from foreign : a search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten histories, and a sense of home
Title:
The girl from foreign : a search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten histories, and a sense of home
ISBN:
9781594201516
Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Physical Description:
364 p. : ill., map ; 25 cm.
Contents:
pt. 1. Storytelling -- pt. 2. Fieldwork -- pt. 3. Departures.
Summary:
In this beautifully crafted memoir, a young Muslim-Christian woman travels to an insular Jewish community in India to unlock her family's secret history.
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