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Issue Details: First known date: 1957... 1957 Sushila
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The title character in this novel had a Hindu father and an American mother. Raised in New England her mother, Barbara, marries Ashok and moves to India. Their daughter, Sushila has a passion for painting and insists on going her own way.

Notes

  • Dedication: To Shakuntla and Gopal Khosla
  • Epigraph: Like diamonds we are cut with our own dust. (The Duchess of Malfi. Act V, Sc. 5.)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • London,
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      England,
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      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,      :       Jonathan Cape ,       1957 .
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      Extent: 336p.
    • New York (City), New York (State),
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      United States of America (USA),
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      Americas,      :       G. P. Putnam's Sons ,       1957 .
      Alternative title: Sushila a Novel of India
      Extent: 315p.
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    South Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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