A father who delights in the human body, its mysteries, its passion, and the
knowledge that it contains and conceals. A mother who wields the power of her
love mercilessly. A sister separated in childhood. An uncle who plays games of
life and death as a member of the Bombay underworld. A passionate love affair
that tears the family apart. And a young woman left to make sense of the world
and of her own sexuality. Shashi Deshpande's new novel is about the secret lives
of men and women who love, hate, plot and debate with an intensity that will
absorb every reader.
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