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'''''Madras on Rainy Days''''' is a novel written by [[Samina Ali]] and published in 2004.<br />
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==Overview==<br />
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The books explores the life of Layla, a second generation [[Indian-American]] Muslim. Layla, torn between clashing identities, agrees to her parents' wish for her to leave America and submit to an [[arranged marriage]], Layla enters into the closed world of tradition and ritual as the wedding preparations get underway in [[Hyderabad]].<br />
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==Awards and recognition==<br />
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In 2004, ''Madras on Rainy Days'' received the Rona Jaffe Foundation Award in Fiction.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pw.org/content/rona_jaffe_foundation_celebrates_ten_years_honoring_women_writers | title=Rona Jaffe Foundation Celebrates Ten Years of Honoring Women Writers | publisher=PW | date=5 October 2004 | accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref> The book also won the [[Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award|PEN/Hemingway Foundation Award]] in 2005,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.jfklibrary.org/About-Us/News-and-Press/Press-Releases/JFK-Library-to-Host-2005-Hemingway-PEN-and-LL-Winship-PEN-New-England-Literary-Awards.aspx | title=JFK Library to Host 2005 Hemingway/PEN and L.L. Winship/PEN New England Literary Awards | publisher=JFK Library | work=7 March 2005 | accessdate=27 February 2015}}</ref> and was awarded the Prix Premier Roman Étranger 2005 Award in France.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.thedailybeast.com/witw/articles/2013/09/11/how-muslim-women-are-waging-a-jihad-for-peace.html | title=How Muslim Women Are Waging a Jihad for Peace | publisher=The Daily Beast | date=9 November 2013 | accessdate=27 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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In July 2004, the book was chosen as a best debut novel of the year by [[Poets & Writers]] magazine. The magazine featured Samina on the cover of its July/August 2004 issue.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.pw.org/content/julyaugust_2004 | title=PW July/August 2004 | publisher=[[Poets & Writers]] | accessdate=28 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.groundbreakhers.com GroundbreakHers official website]<br />
* [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0312423306/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_1?pf_rd_p=1278548962&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0374195625&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1JPBP2SHBZVS3XJXQSQX#reader_0312423306 Read the novel here]<br />
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[[Category:2004 Indian novels]]<br />
[[Category:2004 American novels]]<br />
[[Category:Books by Samina Ali]]<br />
[[Category:Novels set in India]]<br />
[[Category:2004 debut novels]]</div>->BrownHairedGirl