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Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Neuware - Synopsis - Present Her AbsencePresent Her Absence is a work of literary fiction set in Mumbai during the late 1970s and 1980s, a city in transition, alive with the monsoon's rhythms, and shadowed by its underworld. At its center is Diane Decker, whose vision is radical for its time: an Anglo-Indian school principal who believes education is not merely about textbooks but about cultivating imagination, discipline, and inner resilience.The novel traces Diane's attempt to build a new kind of school-small classes, integrated learning, and daily rituals of yoga and poetry-in an environment resistant to change. While she wrestles with trustees, and cultural norms, she finds herself entangled in the lives of her students: Mandira, a gifted but fragile girl carrying private trauma; Aryan and Ved, boys caught between privilege and expectation; and Anu, the daughter of her housekeeper Maya, whose disappearance will force Diane to confront moral choices beyond the walls of her school.At once a portrait of a woman, a school, and a city, Present Her Absence is a meditation on what it means to guide others while still searching for one's own way.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Synopsis - Present Her AbsencePresent Her Absence is a work of literary fiction set in Mumbai during the late 1970s and 1980s, a city in transition, alive with the monsoon's rhythms, and shadowed by its underworld. At its center is Diane Decker, whose vision is radical for its time: an Anglo-Indian school principal who believes education is not merely about textbooks but about cultivating imagination, discipline, and inner resilience.The novel traces Diane's attempt to build a new kind of school-small classes, integrated learning, and daily rituals of yoga and poetry-in an environment resistant to change. While she wrestles with trustees, and cultural norms, she finds herself entangled in the lives of her students: Mandira, a gifted but fragile girl carrying private trauma; Aryan and Ved, boys caught between privilege and expectation; and Anu, the daughter of her housekeeper Maya, whose disappearance will force Diane to confront moral choices beyond the walls of her school.At once a portrait of a woman, a school, and a city, Present Her Absence is a meditation on what it means to guide others while still searching for one's own way. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…