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Summer 2008 Authors
Women's Fiction
The Forbidden Daughter
by Shobhan Bantwal
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 978-0-7582-2030-1
Price of Book: $14.00
Release Date: August 26, 2008
Also Written by Author: The Dowry Bride
Hometown: Robbinsville, New Jersey
www.shobhanbantwal.com
When a young widow refuses to comply with her in-laws’ dictate to abort her unborn child, will her rebellion turn out to be the greatest mistake of her life, or a blessing in disguise? This is the story of one mother’s valiant fight to protect her daughters in a society that often frowns on female children, and the only man who will help her in her battle when the stakes become impossibly high.
The Forbidden Daughter is woven around the hot-button social issue of vanishing girl children in contemporary India, where gender-based abortions and female infanticide continue despite laws to ban the practices.
Advance Praise for The Forbidden Daughter:
“Shobhan Bantwal’s novel…makes a compelling and memorable story.”
— Mary Jo Putney, NY Times bestselling author
Praise for The Dowry Bride:
“Splendidly depicts passion, brutality and cultures in conflict.”
—Dorothy Garlock, NY Times bestselling author
“Wonderful, Vivid, and Worth Reading.”
— BookIdeas.com
“Bantwal tells an engaging story about Indian culture.”
— Romantic Times
“The Dowry Bride is Shobhan Bantwal’s first novel, and it’s an incredible beginning… a real page turner!”
— Romance Reviews Today
“The Dowry Bride is an eye opener to the challenges many Indian women face in a culture few foreigners comprehend.”
— ArmchairInterviews.com
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