A World Elsewhere

by Shanta Acharya

"A World Elsewhere" is an extraordinary evocation of Indian social life in the 1960s and 1970s. Set in the state of Orissa, the novel depicts the life of the Guru family, especially their daughter, Asha. Intelligent, curious and sensitive, Asha's happy childhood turns into a lonely and troubled adolescence as her future is mapped out by the social conventions of the day: she will be an educated wife, mother, and housekeeper, married to a man of her...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1491743646
• ISBN13: 9781491743645
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: iUniverse
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"