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Set partly in the small, buzzing town of Amritsar and partly in New Delhi, this is the story of Rani, a young woman in contemporary India. She enjoys her work in a local beauty parlour though her lower middle-class family lives in a state of constant struggle?to make ends meet, to hang on to their dreams, to keep their fragile lives from collapsing.
As their financial troubles escalate, so do Rani?s sister-in-law?s taunts, brother?s frustration and father?s resignation. Random events happen that affect each of them, changing their lives forever.
Tell Me A Story displays remarkable clarity and depth in drawing up the real semi- urban living in India. Fragile and touching, it reminds us of how thin, tenuous are the connections which bind us to our illusory, sane-seeming lives.ISBN - 9781447217732
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Pages : 214
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