The toss of a lemon
Caste
Family, religious life
Husbands
Canadian Authors
Hinduism
Widows
Death
Families
Women
Social conditions
Social life and customs
Fiction
In south India in 1896, ten-year old Sivakami is about to embark on a new life. Hanumarathnam, a village healer with some renown as an astrologer, has approached her parents with a marriage proposal. In keeping with custom, he provides his prospective in-laws with his horoscope. The problem is that …
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