| The Burden of a Daughter Contributor(s): Clancy, Megan A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1937818993 ISBN-13: 9781937818999 Publisher: Sand Hill Review Press OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age - Young Adult Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Physical Information: 0.52" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.65 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Set in contemporary rural Nepal, The Burden of a Daughter tells of a mother's journey through childhood after a tragic accident marked her as damaged. Future marital prospects are slim and so she is promised into an unfortunate marriage. Next, we follow her daughter into a life where her hopes and dreams are frequently discarded. When her father promises her away in marriage, the daughter runs away from her small mountain village to Kathmandu where she is met with both trials and adventures that test her will to survive. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clancy, Megan A.: - Megan A. Clancy is an award-winning writer of literary fiction. She has a BA in English from Colorado College, a Masters in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne, and worked as a high school English teacher before becoming a full-time writer. The Burden of a Daughter is her first novel and its early manuscript won the Somerset Award at the Chanticleer International Book Awards in 2016. She loves travel and has lived and worked in Australia, Nepal, and the United States. She currently lives with her husband in California. |