Title : Ladies' Compartment - Anita Nair - book

Summary :

One day, Akhila decides to travel to the southern tip of India, where the Indian Ocean, the Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea meet, to take stock of a life she feels she hasn't lived. On the train to her destination, she meets her fellow travelers, with whom she will share the intimacy of a ladies' compartment for an entire night. Through their confidences about their lives filled with renunciations, frustrations, and sometimes rebellion, Akhila seeks the answers to the questions she asks herself: does a woman need a man to feel fulfilled? How can she become master of her destiny again? There is no doubt that, for the author, the compartmentalization of Indian society is uncannily similar to that of a train: "one compartment is permanently reserved for women; it can be comfortable, provided they don't leave it." (Michel Grisolia, L'Express)

• EAN: 9782877307475
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