NINE ON NINE STORIES

Category Literature & Fiction
Format Paperback
Imprint Rupa
Price 195

ISBN: 9.79E+12
Pages: 224 pages
Date: 2005

ABOUT THIS BOOK

An arranged marriage falls tragically short of expectations. In a beauty parlour, friendly gossip unearths uncomfortable truths. In pre-independent India, a young widow fights to succeed in a profession that is an exclusive male preserve. And an ageing music teacher refuses to let poverty snuff out her dreams.

AUTHOR OF THE BOOK

Nandita Puri has worked as a writer and journalist with several newspapers including the Telegraph, Statesman, Times of India. She currently writes a weekly column on cinema for Mid-Day.