Beschreibung:
Shobhaa De wurde 1948 in Maharashtra geboren. Mit 17 begann ihre Karriere als Model, während sie in Bombay Psychologie studierte. Mit 22 wurde sie Journalistin und gründete drei beliebte indische Zeitschriften: Stardust, Society und Celebrity. 1988 schrieb sie ihren ersten Roman und ist seither freie Autorin. Shobhaa De ist verheiratet und hat sechs Kinder. Sie lebt in Bombay.
Maya is pretty, young and eager to escape her middleclass home. Ranjan is handsome, driven, well born and wealthy. Their arranged marriage seems a match made in heaven until Maya discovers that underneath her husband’s charming facade lies a cold-hearted, rigidly conservative monster. As the young woman struggles with her marriage, she meets and finds solace in Nikhil, her charming college-going neighbour. Soon the stage is set for an explosive tale of love and betrayal.
Maya is pretty, young and eager to escape her middleclass home. Ranjan is handsome, driven, well born and wealthy. Their arranged marriage seems a match made in heaven until Maya discovers that underneath her husband’s charming facade lies a cold-hearted, rigidly conservative monster. As the young woman struggles with her marriage, she meets and finds solace in Nikhil, her charming college-going neighbour. Soon the stage is set for an explosive tale of love and betrayal.