WHEN I HIT YOU OR, A PORTRAIT OF THE WRITER AS A YOUNG WIFE

Meena Kandasamy

In this gripping new novel, a talented writer falls in love and marries a brilliant college professor who shares her progressive political credentials. The pair move together to a small town, where the husband turns out to be a controlling and violent monster. When I Hit You is a powerfully written tale of betrayal, abuse and redemption.

Juggernaut Books, 272 pages, Rs 499