Difficult Daughters

Family Life Fiction

Author: Manju Kapur

Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, “Difficult Daughters” is the story of a woman torn between family duty, the desire for education, and illicit love. Virmati, a young woman born in Amritsar into an austere and high-minded household, falls in love with a neighbour, the Professor–a man who is already married. That the Pro….Read More

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