Ten Avatars of woman are explored through the telling of little incidents and big turning points in the lives of female protagonists: a little child amidst parental dissonance, a girl at puberty becoming vulnerable to predators, a cynical teenager struggling with her national identity, a young graduate student returning to travel in her native land, an arrange-married wife striving for independence after emigrating, a single woman seeing the reflection of herself in a white man, a first-time mother struggling with motherhood away from home, a divorced woman reinventing herself in foreign land,an early-forties woman embracing the truth of her sexuality, and a woman in her twilight years reflecting back. This collection of stories weaves together intimate cross-cultural experiences, with variegated vignettes unique to the Indian- American expatriate experience in contemporary times, yet reveals the universal essence of being female.
Genre: Literature/ Fiction
Language: English
Country: United States
Publisher: Flying Chickadee
Year: 2010
Keywords: Indian-American experience, contemporary multi-cultural, womanhood, women’s issues
Ten percent of all profits are donated (by rotation) to non-profit organizations promoting independent art (Tasveer, Seattle), women’s rights (Chaya, Seattle), and social entrepreneurship (Acumen Fund).
