A Married Woman

A Married Woman

by Manju Kapur (Author)

Synopsis

Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - a loving husband and affluent surroundings - and yet is consumed with a sense of dissatisfaction. She begins an extra-marital affair with a younger woman, the widow of a political activist and jeopardizes everything.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 310
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Published: 17 Feb 2003

ISBN 10: 0571215661
ISBN 13: 9780571215669

Media Reviews
Astha has everything an educated middle-class Delhi woman could wish for yet she embarks on a powerful physical relationship with a much younger woman. Is she foolishly jeopardising everything - or simply throwing off the fear instilled in her by her parents, her husband, her social class?
Author Bio
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.