Damage & Other Stories

<p><strong style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Are damaged people destined to inflict damage?</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>A young boy sidelined for being different an artist unable to distance herself from her past a famed actress past her prime a Casanova who plays women but is acutely aware of his loneliness. These are some amongst the various tales of damaged people seeking escape fulfilment or acceptance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>Some long some short these sixteen stories have common themes of unhappy marriages; of secrets and lies pleasure and guilt; of children letting down parents and vice versa; of women of a certain age and whether or not they've still 'got it'; of entitled and misogynistic men; and of the hypocrisy and double standards within Indian society.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(51 51 51 1)>With original and unexpected angles these tales explore the darkness that underpins the often ordinary lives of people. Thought-provoking intense and evocative these stories will transport you into the heart of India where tradition and modernity collide often with devastating results.</span></p><p><br></p>