{"product_id":"midnights-daughter-9783988322838","title":"Midnight's Daughter","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe country was free. Its daughters were not.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA thoroughly satisfying account of one spirited woman\u003c\/strong\u003e.\" Molly Giles, author of \u003cem\u003eLife Span\u003c\/em\u003e, a memoir in flash\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Republic Day, 1960, young Aruna stands before her middle school classmates delivering a speech in a newly independent India. At home awaits a family full of promise: a fiercely intelligent mother pursuing her BA, a playful younger brother, and a father who encourages his daughter to find her voice, echoing Jawaharlal Nehru's words spoken at India's independence: \u003cem\u003e\"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut beneath the surface, the family is quietly unraveling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Aruna is thirteen, her mother suffers a devastating nervous breakdown, forcing Aruna into the role of caretaker while she continues to excel academically. Pressured by societal expectations, she enters an arranged marriage that soon turns disastrous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to reclaim her future, she escapes to graduate school in Berkeley, endures the stigma of divorce, and eventually falls in love with an Englishman living in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrossing continents and cultures, Sarvate traces one woman's search for identity, belonging, and freedom. \u003cem\u003eMidnight's Daughter\u003c\/em\u003e is both an intimate personal story and a powerful meditation on racism, colonialism, motherhood, and the patriarchal forces surrounding women's lives-including the hidden roots of her mother's mental illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNamed after a freedom fighter, Aruna must ultimately fight for her own liberation in this deeply moving memoir of resilience, love, and self-discovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18677081\"\u003eSarita Sarvate\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vine Leaves Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 316\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783988322838\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3988322830\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO002000\"\u003eCultural \u0026amp; Regional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC082000\"\u003eDiaspora Studies\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/flcorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO022000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vine Leaves Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54229430731049,"sku":"9783988322838","price":27.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0855\/5747\/7673\/files\/9783988322838.jpg?v=1790358204","url":"https:\/\/www.njcorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/midnights-daughter-9783988322838","provider":"New Jersey Corrections Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}