A married woman /
Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - a dutiful loving husband, space for children and affluent surroundings. So why is she consumed with unease? She finds herself embarking on a powerfully physical relationship with a much younger woman, Pipee, the widow of a po...
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| Format: | Buch |
| Sprache: | English |
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London :
Faber and Faber,
2003
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| Zusammenfassung: | Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - a dutiful loving husband, space for children and affluent surroundings. So why is she consumed with unease? She finds herself embarking on a powerfully physical relationship with a much younger woman, Pipee, the widow of a political activist. But with this extra-marital affair is Astha foolishly jeopardizing everything - or is she at last throwing off the fear and timidity instilled in her by her parents, her husband, her social class? |
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| Beschreibung: | 310 p. ; 22 cm. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-571-26066-9 |