In her introduction, Anita Desai discusses the novel's political and historical background to the Swadeshi protest movement Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip.
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