Afterbirth And Other Stories
Kajoli Khanna
Lyrically written and intensely imagined, Afterbirth and Other Stories invites us to see our dark and luminous selves in an intimate relationship. The book is a collection of short stories which resonate with our lives and experiences. The book takes us from a Spitian village to a cultural centre in the Kangra Valley and further south to the great metropolises of Delhi and Bangalore. A maidservant who has connections with the underworld teaches her employer a valuable lesson. And through the eyes of a rich socialite and journalist, we see the bizarre and glorious workings of the human mind. All the characters in these stories acquire a life of their own as we bond with them and their bleak truths are revealed.