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Hangwoman

By Meera, K R

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Hangwoman

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"The Grddha Mullicks take pride in the ancient lineage they trace from four hundred years before Christ. They burst with marvellous tales of hangmen and hangings in which the Grddha Mullicks figure as eyewitnesses to the momentous events that have shaped the history of the subcontinent. In the present day, Chetna, the youngest member of the family, is appointed the first woman executioner in India. Thrust suddenly into the public eye, Chetna's life explodes under the harsh lights of television cameras. As the day of her first execution approaches, she breaks out of the shadow of a domineering father and the thrall of a brutally manipulative lover, transforming into a charismatic performer in her own right. Meera's spectacular imagination turns the story of Chetna's life into an epic and perverse coming-of-age tale. Will the ardent young woman be able to escape the love that binds her? Will she add lustre to the illustrious name of Grddha Mullick? Or will she succumb to the dazzle of celebrity and the thrill of power over life and death? The lurid pleasures of voyeurism and the punishing ironies of violence are kept in agile balance as the drama hurtles to its inevitable climax."--Provided by publisher.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
448
Release Date:
2016-01-01
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0143424696
ISBN13:
9780143424697
Weight:
431 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
227 cm
Thickness:
40 cm
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