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Blessings in India
Abingdon Press
August 2011
On Sale: August 1, 2011
Featuring: Ashish; Latha; Virat
320 pages ISBN: 1426709080 EAN: 9781426709081 Paperback
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Fiction Inspirational
Never Doubt That the Unending Love of a Fatherβor the Pure Faith of a ChildβCan Change Lives βHis name is Ashish. His name is blessing. The boy is my blessing.β Virat and Latha named their son Ashish, for he is the light and glory of their world. Yet a simple drink of water changes all their lives forever. For Virat, Latha, and Ashish are Untouchables, members of a caste who must never contaminate the world of the other, higher, castes. When Ashish mistakenly drinks from the wrong cup, heβs badly beaten. Knowing that his son needs a doctorβwhich takes moneyβVirat ventures into the dangerous realm of the high caste. He begs Mammen Samuel Varghese, the wealthy landowner and Christian, for money. He receives the loanβalong with a life of slavery for himself and his family. But Mammen Samuel does not understand the strength of a fatherβs love, the power of a young British nurse who could not forget a boy named Blessingβor the faith of a child.
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