About the Book: Echoes in the Well
A man lies dying tended by his two daughters. A strangely absent presence, their
father has dictated the shape of their lives - sometimes distorting and at
others shaping their hopes, ambitions and desires. To these two narrative
strands, Belinder Dhanoa adds a third, that of the girls mother -- a strong and
single-minded woman, who defies societys expectations of how a woman should
behave.
Set partly in Shillong and partly in the Punjab, Belinder Dhanoas novel is not
only an insightful study of the pressures of living in a patriarchal society,
but also a moving account of the complexities