Girls Burn Brighter : A Novel (Paperback)

from Cariola

This is a powerful and often horrific book about the persistence of the caste system and the status of women in modern-day India. Poormina is the young, motherless daughter of a weaver who constantly demeans his daughter for her lack of beauty and her dark skin. She befriends Savitha, a beautiful...

from quirkylibrarian

I always enjoy Indian fiction and this story, with the vividly drawn characters and setting, is pretty solid. A little neatly wrapped up/coincidental/manipulated in the end, but not in a way that takes away from the path that took the two women to find each other again.

from wagner.sarah35

*I received a copy of this book through a GoodReads Giveaway.* Wow, this book is definitely a roller coaster ride. Starting off in a small Indian village, the young girls Poornima and Savitha become friends, a friendship that remains intact despite lack of contact, and the horrors each of them en...

from brangwinn

When poverty is so overwhelming, girls in India have no say in their future. It's a book you want to put down because of the tragedy but the girls' self-determination in overcoming huge obstacles. If nothing else, you'll be made aware of the horrors of human trafficking.

from Beamis12

3.5 Poornima and Savitha are two teenage girls living in various degrees of poverty. When Savitha is hired to help with the family livlihood of making saris, they become close friends. So much so that they seek each other out at every turn. A cruel act will send Savitha on the run, and shortly af...