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''Highly readable. It is skilfully crafted and written in lucid, compelling prose.'' Khushwant Singh, author of The History of the Sikhs
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''Fast-paced debut [which] hits hard, given the extreme skewing of the gender ratio in some parts of India.'' Financial Express
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Kishwar Desai lives in London. She has previously written one book of non-fiction. This is her first novel.
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