Married Woman by Manju Kapur
Astha was brought up properly, as befits a woman, with large supplements of fear . . . Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - a dutiful loving husband, space for children and affluent surroundings. So why should she be consumed with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction? 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?
Astha has everything an educated middle-class Delhi woman could wish for yet she embarks on a powerful physical relationship with a much younger womanIs she foolishly jeopardising everything - or simply throwing off the fear instilled in her by her parents, her husband, her social class?
Manju Kapur lives in New Delhi, where she is a teacher of English literature at Miranda House College, Delhi University. Her first novel, Difficult Daughters, received tremendous international acclaim, won the Commonwealth Prize for First Novels (Eurasia Section), and was a number one bestseller in India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571215669 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571215661 |
| Title | Married Woman |
| Author | Manju Kapur |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2003-02-17 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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