Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division, 2004. Book. As New. Soft cover. Advance Reading Copy (softcover). Minor edge/shelf wear. Like new..

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Based on an aside in Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, in which he mentions a brief but seductive youthful flirtation with an Englishwoman, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi boldly imagines a long correspondence between a spiritual leader from the East and an ordinary woman from the West. In 1948, just after Gandhi's assassination, Martha Houghton receives a letter from Gandhi's son, who himself lies dying of tuberculosis in Bombay. Having found a stash of her letters to his father, he asks to meet her. The request sends Martha into a tailspin, for her husband knows nothing of her lifelong friendship with Gandhi. Martha and her husband are forced to reevaluate their long marriage, and she must find a way to reconcile the disparate halves of her life. Moreover, their small community becomes a magnet for the press, and Martha finds her words twisted and used against her. Ultimately, she must decide whether to meet her old son's friend on his deathbed, or to remain in England and mend the rift in her marriage. Charmingly and elegantly written, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi explores the many definitions of love and friendship and the surprises of marriage.

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Seller: Defunct Books (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 002629
Title: The Woman Who Knew Gandhi : A Novel
Author: Heller, Keith
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: New
ISBN 10: 0618335455
ISBN 13: 9780618335459
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division
Place of Publication: Boston, MA, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2004
Keywords: ENGLAND FICTION MARRIED PEOPLE HISTORICAL

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