Nectar in a Sieve - Kamala Markandaya

This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out (Associated Press). Revised reissue. \nThe acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a woman's struggle to find happiness in a changing India. \nMarried as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster. \n \n This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out (Associated Press). \n \nIncludes an Introduction by Indira Ganesan \n And an Afterword by Thrity Umrigar\n