The village by the seaAnita Desai
The village by the sea
by Anita Desai
4.33 ratings on Open Library157 pagesFirst published 1982Standalone
When their family falls on hard times, thirteen-year-old Lila and her twelve-year-old brother, Hari, try desperately to keep their home intact--an almost impossible task until Hari gets a chance to go to Bombay and returns with some positive plans for the future.
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