The Tree Bride

The Tree Bride, (2004) is a historical novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is the sequel to Desirable Daughters.

The Tree Bride
First edition cover
AuthorBharati Mukherjee
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
PublishedAugust 2004 Theia
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages293 pp (hardback edition) & 304 pp (paperback edition)
ISBN1-4013-0058-8 (hardback edition)
0-7868-8866-0 (paperback edition)
OCLC54529482
813/.54 22
LC ClassPR9499.3.M77 T74 2004
Preceded byDesirable Daughters 

Plot introduction

The quiet brahmin girl from Bengal becomes a passionate resister of foreign rule, against the British Raj. The narrator discovers her ancestor's struggle for her land, whilst seeking to establish herself as an American citizen.

Publication history

  • Hardcover — ISBN 1-4013-0058-8 (ISBN 978-1-4013-0058-6), published in August 2004 by Theia.
  • Paperback — ISBN 0-7868-8866-0 (ISBN 978-0-7868-8866-5), published in August 2005 by Hyperion
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