Homeless Bird

Like many girls her age in India, 13-year-old Koly is getting married. But her excitement turns to dread when she meets her husband, a sickly boy who is much younger than Koly and her family were led to believe. When her new husband dies, Koly must assume the only identity allowed her by society -- that of a widow. Faced with a lifetime of subservience, poverty, and isolation, Koly realizes how alone she is. Yet this rare young woman sets out to forge her own exceptional future. And a new life, like a beautiful tapestry, comes together for Koly -- one stitch at a time.