The novel presents three women characters Arundhati, Tara and Mina whose lives and relationships dominate the story and through whom we learn a little bit more about ourselves. They talk about their sexuality, their innate passions and their changing persona with a frankness that is engaging and mirrors our own constantly evolving emotions. The novel focuses on the modern Indian woman’s sexuality with delicate sensitivity and paints a startling portrait of ...
Through Kusum’s short stories, the reader embarks on many journeys through life’s varied cycles. We see a couple in old age, the sadness of prostitution and the brutality of rape, the issue of Aids and the catalytic trauma of a new bride. Women’s sexuality, is highlighted in stories such as `The Wives`. There is some black humour and a macabre thread can be found running through many stories that are full of surprises, deep imagination and unease. They are ...