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020			_a9780143422259 (pbk.)
041			_aEnglish
082			_a823.914 MUR
100			_aMurthy, Sudha
245			_aThe mother I never knew : _btwo novellas / _cSudha Murthy
260			_aHaryana : _bPenguin books, _c2014.
300			_aviii, 207 p. ; _c20 cm.
500			_aSummary:What secrets lurk in a family's past-and how important are they in the here and now? Sudha Murty's new book comprises two novellas that explore two quests by two different men-both for mothers they never knew they had. Venkatesh, a bank manager, stumbles upon his lookalike one fine day. When he probes further, he discovers his father's hidden past, which includes an abandoned wife and child. Ventakesh is determined to make amends to his impoverished stepmother-but how can he repay his father's debt? Mukesh, a young man, is shocked to realize after his father's death that he was actually adopted. He sets out to find his biological mother, but the deeper he delves, the more confused he is about where his loyalties should lie: with the mother who gave birth to him, or with the mother who brought him up. The Mother I Never Knew is a poignant, dramatic book that reaches deep into the human heart to reveal what we really feel about those closest to us
505			_ashort stories
650			_aFamilies fiction. _aFamilles romans. _aFiction nouvelles. _aShort stories.
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