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1947.
The Indian subcontinent is partitioned into two separate countries: India and Pakistan.
Countless lives are changed for ever.
An Unrestored Woman explored the fault lines in this mass displacement of humanity: a new mother is trapped on the wrong side of the border; a soldier finds the love of his life but is powerless to act on it; an ambitious servant seduces both master and mistress; a young prostitute quietly, inexorably plots revenge on the madam who holds her hostage. In the midst of unfamiliar barriers, boundaries and nations, these characters have reached their tipping points.
In Shobha Rao's fearless stories we witness the ramifications of the violent uprooting of families, the price they pay over generations and the uncanny relevance their tales have in our world today.