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Face in the mirror / (Record no. 138003)

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000 -LEADER
fixed length control field	02501nam a2200205Ia 4500
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field	230717s9999 xx 000 0 eng d
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number	9789387799301
Qualifying information	hbk.
041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title	eng
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number	823.92
Item number	MAD
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Author name	Madhumita Ghosh
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title	Face in the mirror /
Statement of responsibility, etc.	Madhumita Ghosh.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement	1st ed.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc.	Jaipur :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc.	Aadi publications,
Date of publication, distribution, etc.	2020.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages	152 p. ;
Dimensions	24 cm
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc.	Spanning a long period, from the 1940’s to 2012, and set in diverse locales, from colonial Calcutta to the suburbs in the 60’s, to modern Kolkata and Paris, the novel tells two stories, one within the other, the two merging finally. A love story, mystery and thriller, Face in the Mirror, will appeal to all sections of readers. The protagonist, Mrinmoyee Chatterjee, is a feisty fifty year old, an expatriate, living in Paris, on a holiday to Kolkata, during which her father expires and she has to prolong her stay. Alone at her parents’ house, she remembers her past, her youth and tumultuous love affairs culminating to an inter-religious marriage and much more beyond. The story is racy, revealing her life through flash-backs and reminiscences. Hailing from a small suburban town, and having gone to a convent Catholic school in the city, her life during childhood has been one of duality, an existence on two planes, the rural and the urban, the Indian and the western. She faces resistance from her parents, staunch Hindus, when she decides to marry a Muslim. She acquires a third identity, alienated from her family and moving to Paris with her husband. She has a fourth existence, in her dreams. Visions of a woman sad, a palatial mansion and vignettes of an old world in her dreams haunt and torment her. She begins writing a story based on her dreams. In the story that she writes, is unfolded the sad life of a young woman, Manorama, who lived and died in the 40’s, trapped in a loveless marriage with the son of a wealthy businessman. The more she writes of the life story of Manorama, the more she withdraws into a cocoon. She isolates herself from the world. Her friends finally suggest that she visit a psychoanalyst and though refusing initially, she agrees. With the issues finally resolved, Mrinmoyee regains her sense of calm and feels free of the desperation that had possessed her all her life. Her story in the meantime has interested the media.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element	Mystery and thriller.

Topical term or geographic name entry element	Indic fiction.
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type	English Books

Holdings
Koha item type	Home library	Current library	Shelving location	Date acquired	Cost, normal purchase price	Bill Number	Accession Number	Full call number	Collection
Reference	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	ஆறாம் தளம் / Sixth floor	22/05/2023	925.00	10961	201570	823.92 GHO	ENGLISH-REFERENCE BOOKS
English Books	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor	11/06/2023	925.00	10961	201571	823.92 MAD	ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS
English Books	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	Kalaignar Centenary Library Madurai	மூன்றாம் தளம் / Third floor	11/06/2023	925.00	10961	201572	823.92 MAD	ENGLISH - LENDING BOOKS

Face in the mirror / (Record no. 138003)

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