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y separately published work icon The Bollywood Beauty single work   novel  
Alternative title: You've Changed
Issue Details: First known date: 2005... 2005 The Bollywood Beauty
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'Kesh: born and bred in Australia; drinks at the pub; studies feminist theory; a fun-loving gal of Fijian-Indian backgound

'Rupa: born and bred in Fiji; scared to leave the house; makes own roti; the full-on ‘Bollywood Beauty’

'When Rupa comes to stay with her cousin Kesh, it’s a complete culture clash. And the chai hits the fan when Rupa has to decide between new-found passion and the ways of the past.

'In this delicious and highly spiced novel, Shalini Akhil dishes up tears, laughter, music and food, with a truly scary dinner dance thrown in …and a final scene to make you laugh and cry.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

Notes

  • Dedication: For Mark, because you're worth it (and how!)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Camberwell, Camberwell - Kew area, Melbourne - Inner South, Melbourne, Victoria,: Penguin , 2005 .
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      Extent: 312p.
      ISBN: 0143003623
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Works about this Work

Reconfiguring 'Asian Australian' Writing : Australia, India and Inez Baranay Paul Sharrad , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 70 no. 3 2010; (p. 11-29)
Confronting the Ties that Bind and Divide Frances Atkinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of The Bollywood Beauty Shalini Akhil , 2005 single work novel
Confronting the Ties that Bind and Divide Frances Atkinson , 2005 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 20 August 2005; (p. 4)
— Review of The Bollywood Beauty Shalini Akhil , 2005 single work novel
Reconfiguring 'Asian Australian' Writing : Australia, India and Inez Baranay Paul Sharrad , 2010 single work criticism
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 70 no. 3 2010; (p. 11-29)
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