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The Village by the Sea by Anita Desai (Paperback, 2001)

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Author:Desai, Anita. The Village by the Sea. A story of survival set in a small fishing villlage near Bombay. Lila and Hari, aged 13 and 12, struggle to keep the family, including two young sisters, going when their mother is ill and their father usually the worse for drink.

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An award-winning story about a family's survival in a small fishing village in India. With their mother ill and their father permanently drunk, Hari and Lila have to earn the money to keep house and look after their two young sisters. In desperation, Hari runs away to Bombay, and Lila is left to cope alone.