While going through the fiction of Anita Desai, what impressed me most is the manner how she peels off layer after layer the inner self of her protagonists and places it before the reader in a very vivid and realistic manner. Many a time the reader gets so much involved with these protagonists that he not only participates but also shares their joys and sorrows; moments of anguish and concern. This psychological aspect of Desai’s work has interested me most. ...