In this collection of stories, Meghna Pant offers readers a glimpse into the complex realm of the human psyche. In one story, a close friend undertakes a labour of love for a childless woman. In another, a woman discovers the uncomfortable truth behind her marriage. A young slum-girl hopes to speak out to the world in words valuable enough to be rendered into English, and an American tourist loses his bag, and destiny intervenes. These stories are imbued with an Indian tone, they are compelling and offer readers a rare and unique coverage of the human mentality

Happy Birthday! And Other Stories

Meghna Pant

Random Business/ Random House India

The Man Who Lost India

Simon&Schuster

Unlike most Indian immigrants, Amara Malhotra is not destined to achieve the American Dream. Much to the anxiety of her parents - the spirited Biji and the doting Baba - Amara leads an unremarkable life. That is, until she marries Harvard-educated millionaire, Prashant Roy.   However, this fairy-tale isn t meant to last, and even as Amara s marriage collapses, she finds herself returning to the land of her birth, to the small city of Shimla. Here, in a borough grappling with questions of modernity, Amara is caught in a tug-of-war between old beliefs and new ones, between parents who favour obedience and new friends who encourage independent thought.   With powerful insights, One and a Half Wife traces the coming-of-age of multiple characters, while re-defining family, relationships and love in contemporary India.

One & a Half Wife

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Westland Limited

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