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The girl from foreign : a search for shipwrecked ancestors, forgotten histories, and a sense of home /

In this beautifully crafted memoir, a young Muslim-Christian woman travels to an insular Jewish community in India to unlock her family's secret history.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepard, Sadia
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Penguin Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Jews > Identity > United States.
Shepard, Sadia.
Shepard, Sadia > Family.
Jewish women > United States > Biography.
Jewish women > India > Biography.
Muslim converts from Judaism > United States > Biography.
Grandparent and child > Biography.
Description
Summary:In this beautifully crafted memoir, a young Muslim-Christian woman travels to an insular Jewish community in India to unlock her family's secret history.
Physical Description:364 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm.
ISBN:9781594201516 (alk. paper)
159420151X (alk. paper)