Helpful Score: 8
This book is an unsung gem! It approaches a huge social issue, that of 'class', from a female perspective and really makes the reader put him/herself in place of the main character and examine the choices he or she would make. Beyond the intimate description of daily life in India, beyond the main character's clear and unabashed voice that just sings out to the reader, this book is a manifesto for the effect of education as the great equalizer. The author examines the lives of two very different women--different both in caste and character, and the choices each of them makes around certain life-rending events. I could not put it down.
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