The Tree Bride

The Tree Bride

infobox Book |
name = The Tree Bride
orig title =
translator =


image_caption = First edition cover
author = Bharati Mukherjee
cover_artist =
country = United States
language = English
series =
genre = Historical
publisher = Theia
release_date = August 2004
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 293 pp (hardback edition) & 304 pp (paperback edition)
isbn = ISBN 1-4013-0058-8 (hardback edition) & ISBN 0-7868-8866-0 (paperback edition)
preceded_by = Desirable Daughters
followed_by =

"The Tree Bride", (2004) is the latest work by Bharati Mukherjee. It is the sequel to "Desirable Daughters".

Plot introduction

The quiet brahmin girl from Bengal becomes a passionate resister of foreign rule, against the British Raj. The narrator discovers her ancestor's struggle for her land, whilst seeking to establish herself as an American citizen.

Book information

"The Tree Bride" by Bharati Mukherjee
* Hardcover — ISBN 1-4013-0058-8 (ISBN-13: 978-1-4013-0058-6), published in August 2004 by Theia.
* Paperback — ISBN 0-7868-8866-0 (ISBN-13: 978-0-7868-8866-5), published in August 2005 by Hyperion

External links

* [http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN1401300588&id=9oHNlrWo-ycC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bharati+Mukherjee The Tree Bride] - Google Books
* [http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?PID=26288&cgi=biblio&show=HARDCOVER:NEW:1401300588:25.95 Powell's review]
* [http://suntimes.com/output/books/sho-sunday-mukherjee08.html Chicago Sun Times review]
* [http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2004/09/16/tree_bride_mixes_past_present_in_eloquent_tale?mode=PF Boston Globe review]
* [http://desijournal.com/book_print.asp?ArticleId=111 DesiJournal review]
* [http://indiacurrents.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=b68696e9fe7f2c9334a8f524bc53e815 India Currents review]
* [http://www.littleindia.com/october2004/Bharatis.htm Little India review]


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