The Second WifeCharming and cultivated, Nirmala's only sin is her failure to get a husband who would accept her without a dowry. She is married off to a widower... This novel captures the depth of suffering of the characters Nirmala comes in contact with, and yet the book does not fall into melodrama that would have happened with any lesser writer. The realistic dramatisation of the family events is peculiarly Indian, but based on universal human experience, transcending geographical boundaries and barriers of culture. |
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Amma Ammaji angry Babu Sahib Bahuji began Bhalachandra Bhungi Brahmin bring brother charpoy child Didiji didn’t doctor doesn’t door dowry eaten eyes face father feel felt ghee girl girl’s give God’s gone grief groom’s happy he’d he’s heard heart hospital hungry husband I’ve isn’t jewels Jiyaram Kalyani keep Krishna laughed lawyer leave live look Mansaram marriage married matter milk mind Moteram mother Munshiji never night Nirmala asked once one’s panditji poor Premchand’s Rangili rasgullas realised Rukmini rupees sadhu scold servants she’s Sinha sister sitting sleep someone soon stay stood Suddenly Sudha suspicion sweets talk tears tell there’s thing thought told torment Totaram turned Udaybhanu walked wasn’t wedding weeping who’s whole wife woman words worry wouldn’t you’ll you’re you’ve