Homebound
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A part of the series called “Portraits of Exile” containing three throught- provoking books-Homecoming, Homeland and Homebound- looks at home and its meaning for Tibetan refugees living in Bylakuppe.
intangible memories, interspersing them with regular sheets of paper to represent physical realities.” — The Alipore Post
Book for Age group 8+
“This picture book [Homebound] … does the important work of telling stories that would otherwise go unheard, unnoticed.” — The Reading Caterpillar
Recommended by Hindustan Times, 2020
ISBN: 9789382454571
Pages: 32
Avg Reading Time: 1 hrs
Age: 0-11
Country of Origin: India
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Sowmya Rajendran
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