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A Life Less Ordinary: A Memoir. Author: Halder, Baby (Author). Number of Pages: 175. Weight: 0.33 lbs. Publication Date: 2008-06-17. Publisher: Harper Perennial. Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE ) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title: A Life Less Ordinary: A Memoir ISBN13: 9780061373985 ISBN10: 0061373982 Author: Halder, Baby (Author) Description: When She Was Very Young, Baby Halder Was Abandoned By Her Mother And Left With A Cruel, Abusive Father She Was Married Off At Twelve To A Man Twice Her Age Who Beat Her At Fourteen, She Was A Mother Herself Her Early Life Was Marked By Overwhelming Challenges And Heartbreak Until, Exhausted And Desperate, She Fled With Her Three Children To Delhi, To Work As A Maid In Some Of The City's Wealthiest Homes Expected To Serve Her Employers' Every Demand, She Faced A Staggering Workload That Often Left Her No Time To Care For Her Own Children But She Never Complained, For Such Is The Lot Of The Poor In Modern-Day India Written Without A Trace Of Self-Pity, A Life Less Ordinary Is A Shocking Look Deep Inside A World Of Poverty And Subjugation That Few Outsiders Know About--And An Inspiring True Story Of One Remarkable Woman's Strength, Courage, And Determination To Soar Above Her Circumstances Binding: Paperback, Paperback Publisher: Harper Perennial Publication Date: 2008-06-17 Weight: 0.33 lbs Dimensions: 0.5'' H x 7.93'' L x 5.47'' W Number of Pages: 175 Language: English