It is still a man's world in Malgudi. And that is where docile and obedient Savitri has endured more than her fair share of humiliations in her long-standing marriage. But even she knows when her bullying husband has gone too far.For when Ramani insists on taking on an elegant new employee for the Engladia Insurance Company, Savitri recognises more than a professional interest in the woman. Her first resort is to try to ignore it. And her last resort is only just forestalled by a passing burglar...
Author Biography
R K Narayan's writing spans the greatest period of change in modern Indian history, from the days of the Raj - SWAMI AND FRIENDS (1935), THE BATCHELOR OF ARTS (1937) and THE ENGLISH TEACHER (1945) - to recent years of political unrest - THE PAINTER OF SIGNS (1976), A TIGER FOR MALGUDI (19830, TALKATIVE MAN (1987).
