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This well-structured and evocative novel tells the story of a working woman whose parents have taken her financial support for granted since she was 18. However, they feel free to strongly criticise her. Rita is locked into a secret relationship with no future, with a married man. It takes a nervous breakdown and the renewal of her friendship with her classmate Saraswati to help Rita regain her sense of identity and self-worth.

GOKHALE, SHANTA, is a prolific bilingual writer. Translated from the Marathi by the author.