A Life Less Ordinary - A Memoir

Zusatztext "Both a societal and literary fence-breaker . . . Truly this is a story of courage under fire." Informationen zum Autor Baby Halder continues to work as a maid for the employer who helped her discover her literary talent. She is writing a second book that continues the narrative of her life, and she lives with her children on the outskirts of Delhi, India. Klappentext When she was very young, Baby Halder was abandoned by her mother and left with a cruel, abusive father. She was married off at twelve to a man twice her age who beat her. At fourteen, she was a mother herself. Her early life was marked by overwhelming challenges and heartbreak until, exhausted and desperate, she fled with her three children to Delhi, to work as a maid in some of the city's wealthiest homes. Expected to serve her employers' every demand, she faced a staggering workload that often left her no time to care for her own children. But she never complained, for such is the lot of the poor in modern-day India. Written without a trace of self-pity, A Life Less Ordinary is a shocking look deep inside a world of poverty and subjugation that few outsiders know about—and an inspiring true story of one remarkable woman's strength, courage, and determination to soar above her circumstances. Zusammenfassung When she was very young! Baby Halder was abandoned by her mother and left with a cruel! abusive father. She was married off at twelve to a man twice her age who beat her. At fourteen! she was a mother herself. Her early life was marked by overwhelming challenges and heartbreak until! exhausted and desperate! she fled with her three children to Delhi! to work as a maid in some of the city's wealthiest homes. Expected to serve her employers' every demand! she faced a staggering workload that often left her no time to care for her own children. But she never complained! for such is the lot of the poor in modern-day India. Written without a trace of self-pity! A Life Less Ordinary is a shocking look deep inside a world of poverty and subjugation that few outsiders know about—and an inspiring true story of one remarkable woman's strength! courage! and determination to soar above her circumstances. ...

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Baby Halder
• Editore: Harper Perennial USA
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.06.2008
• EAN: 9780061373985
• ISBN: 978-0-06-137398-5
• Pagine: 192
• Dimensioni: 135 mm x 205 mm x 12 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Opere generiche, enciclopedie; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia contemporanea (dal 1945 al 1989); Biography: general, Geopolitics, Memoirs, Politics and government, Political science and theory, Gender studies: women and girls, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, Criminal law: procedure and offences, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Political, POLITICAL SCIENCE: World / General, PHILOSOPHY: Essays, POLITICAL SCIENCE: Women in Politics, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Lawyers & Judges, PHILOSOPHY: Political, Legal profession / practice of law: general