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A chronicle of the lives of five generations of women in the author's family, this fascinating story spans over a hundred years in its narrative sweep, from the late 19th century to the early years of the 21st. It mirrors and critiques the progress of a nation, its society and its women, seamlessly blending biography with social history. Sundar-ma, Bharati Ray s great-grandmother, was married into a conservative household at 12.