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By Joshi, Alka2021., Mira Call No: Historical Fic Joshi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: After escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, Lakshmi makes her way from her rural village to Jaipur where she becomes a henna artist to the wealthy women of the upper class and never reveals her secrets. Years later, she's startled to find that her estranged husband has tracked her down and brought with him a sister that she never knew she had. As Lakshmi tries to keep her past secret to protect her way of life, she tries to better the lives of those around her.
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2020., Adolescent, Page Street Publishing Co. Call No: Realistic Fic Jaigirdar Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: When teenager Nishat comes out to her Bangladeshi parents, they are less than supportive, so she hides her disappointment by throwing herself into a entrepreneurial school challenge where she creates a business showcasing henna tattoo art. A girl she has a secret crush on, Flávia, also decides to do the same business idea, which initially angers Nishat and fuels a rivalry, until she realizes that the business may be Flávia's way of telling Nishat how she feels about her. Now Nishat must decide whether to keep her lesbianism a secret for her parents' sake, or give her relationship with Flávia a chance.
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2020., Adolescent, Page Street Pub. Co. Call No: Young adult FIC JAIGIRDAR Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "Nishat doesn't want to lose her family, but she also doesn't want to hide who she is, and it only gets harder once a childhood friend walks back into her life. Flávia is beautiful and charismatic, and Nishat falls for her instantly"--OCLC.
