Five Sons and a 100 Muri of Rice: The Story of a Five Year Old Bride in Rural Nepal

by Zoe Dryden and Sharyn Steel

"Determined to shelter my baby from Ketu's anger, I carried her down to the temple. I placed her on the temple forecourt. Kneeling behind her, I prayed to the goddess Bhagwati to bring me sons so that the violence and anger of my husband could end. I picked flowers and berries to offer the goddess; I didn't have rupees to give her." As a five-year-old child in rural Nepal, Kharika Devkota struggles to come to terms with her arranged marriage. She...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493192744
• ISBN13: 9781493192748
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Xlibris
• Length: 428 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"