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The novel unfolds through the individual voices of its characters, beginning when Sumi’s husband, Gopal, suddenly walks out on her and their three daughters without offering any explanation. Strangely, Sumi does not ask him for a reason, a silence that deeply unsettles her daughters—Aru, Charu, and Seema. Seeking refuge, Sumi takes them to her ancestral home, where her parents, Kalyani and Shripati, live together yet have not spoken to each other for over three decades. As the story progresses, the mystery behind their long silence is gradually revealed, and Kalyani begins to open up as her bond with her daughter and granddaughters grows stronger. Meanwhile, eighteen-year-old Aru, burdened by guilt, believes she is the cause of her father’s departure and struggles to comprehend her mother’s calm acceptance. Over time, her emotional journey leads to unexpected and transformative relationships. 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Some of the finest pieces in this collection deal with language and writing: the prickly and often acrimonious issue of English, the deep and unfortunate divide between English and the regional languages, the importance and necessity of translations, the compulsions of the global market on literature, a writers obligation to self-censorship, the moral vision that underscores all good writing, the unshakable worth of readers and much more. There are also essays in which Shashi Deshpande talks about her own craft, how each one of her novels took shape, going into particulars and readily sharing confidentialities so that readers will experience the same intimacy they encounter in her novels.Much of her writing is shaped by the fact that she is a woman. With unflinching honesty she clearly articulates the difficulties of writing as a politically aware woman, touching upon matters of contention such as gender, feminism, marginalization and the relevance of reworking myths. 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