Wow. Amazing story about a British woman who travels to India looking for information about her deceased husband and finds much much more than she was looking for. This book is a harsh discourse on India's extremely misogynistic culture, caste system, and how these and other factors contribute to India's prevalent sex industry. This is always a tough topic to write/read about but this novel offers a more broad view of the issues at hand than books such as The Blue Notebook. In spite of the heavy nature of the material much of the book deals with, the author manages to make this novel feel uplifting. This is largely due to the fact that the author has an immense appreciation for the beauty of India as well as it's darker aspects. The food, culture, color and heat of India truly comes to life when you read these pages.

Dark, suspenseful and atmospheric psychological thriller. A great read which I really enjoyed.

This was a very sad story about the lives of women in India and one persons efforts to bring about change. The catalyst was the death of her husband. Some very good character descriptions and a writing style that brings situations to life. Unfortunately this is a situation which will take many generations to change but "from little acorns big oak trees grow" It seems unbelievable that this still occurs in the 21st Century.