The Village by the Sea: an Indian family story is a novel for young people by the Indian writer Anita Desai, published in London by Heinemann in 1982. It is based on the poverty, hardships and sorrow faced by a small rural, community in India. Desai won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.[2] It has 13 chapters.
Penguin published a US edition in 1984.
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The women seem to like bangles and wore any kind just to satisfy their craving.
When her mother was sick, she sent Bela and Kamal to their neighbour's house to call Hira-bai, to arrange for a doctor.
They could make offerings for the fishermen. The sea was constantly cleaning the area. Women wanted their own place to pray other than the temple.
