Married Woman
A woman in an arranged marriage is liberated by a desire that threatens her family and future
An only child raised to become a dutiful wife, Astha is filled with unnamed longings and untapped potential. In the privacy of her middle-class Indian home, she dreams of the lover who will touch her soul. But her future was mapped out long ago: betrothal to a man with impeccable credentials, with motherhood to follow.
At first, Astha’s arranged union with handsome, worldly Hemant brings her great joy and passion. But even after bearing him a son and daughter, she remains unfulfilled. Her search for meaning takes her into a world of art and activism . . . and a relationship that could bring her the love and freedom she desires. But at what cost to her marriage and family?
Manju Kapur
Manju Kapur taught English literature at Miranda House College at Delhi University for over twenty-five years. Her first novel, Difficult Daughters, was published in 1998 and won the Commonwealth Prize for best first novel, Eurasia region. Her second novel, A Married Woman, was published in 2002 and was shortlisted for the Encore Award; her third, Home, was nominated for the Hutch Crossword Book Award in 2006; and her fourth, The Immigrant (2008), was a finalist for the India Plaza Golden Quill Award and the DSC Prize of South Asian Literature. Her fifth novel, Custody (2011), has been optioned by Balaji Telefilms. Her work has been translated into numerous languages including German, Portuguese, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Marathi, and Hindi. She lives in New Delhi.
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