Rimi B. Chatterjee was born in Belfast, grew up in England and came to live in India at the age of ten. She was a fellow of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, and now teaches at Jadavpur University. Her other interests include martial arts, gardening and theatre.
StoryCorps founder and New York Times bestselling author Dave Isay shares stories of love and marriage from the revolutionary oral history project. See the author on tour »
Set in New York City in 1938, this is a sophisticated and entertaining debut novel about an irresistible young woman with an uncommon sense of purpose. Read an excerpt. Listen to a podcast.