Manju Kapur's novels delve into the intricate dynamics of human relationships and societal expectations. She offers a keen exploration of female characters navigating worlds often defined by convention and constraint. Kapur excels at revealing the psychological depth of her characters and their internal struggles. Her writing style is both incisive and sensitive, providing readers with a rich and thought-provoking literary experience.
When Shagun leaves Raman for another man, a bitter legal battle ensues. The custody of their two young children is thrown into question and Shagun must decide what price she will pay for freedom. Meanwhile, Ishita, a failed marriage behind her, finds another chance at happiness with Raman.
Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - children, a dutiful loving husband, and comfortable surroundings. So why should she be consumed with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction?
Spanning three generations, this story centres around a woman born at the turn of the 20th century into an austere Punjabi family. It tells of an illicit affair and its wider political and social implications - not least the vexed issue, for Indian women, of marriage versus education.
Tender and funny, Manju Kapur's third novel is an engrossing story of family life, across three generations of Delhi shopkeepers. When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But, instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop, and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through illicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger. Very human and hugely engaging, "Home" is a masterful novel of the acts of kindness, compromise, and secrecy, that lie at the heart of every family.
A poignant, intimate and compelling new novel about starting anew and leaving the familiar behind, from the author of Home, A Married Woman and Difficult Daughters.
Paradójicamente, aunque Sona ha conseguido unirse a una próspera familia, vivirá siempre quejándose por todo, torturada por la rivalidad con sus cuñados y por una suegra arisca, mientras que su hermana Rupa, que no puede tener hijos y cuyo marido, para que llene el vacío de sus días, le permite atender una pequeña tienda, acepta con mejor espíritu la suerte que le ha tocado. La supuesta bendición de los hijos comenzará a torcerse para Sona cuando al llegar éstos a la adolescencia no respondan a las expectativas que sus padres se habían trazado para ellos.