The House of Lakshmi Chatterjee

The House Of Lakshmi Chatterjee Takes Place On A Single Day In 1968. Set In Calcutta India It Explores The Mind Of A Young Woman-An American Expatriate-As She Tries To Come To Terms With Who She Is In The Midst Of A World She Could Scarcely Have Imagined. The Narrative Alternates Between Present And Past - Between Her Efforts To Plan A Party For The Evening Of September 29 And Her Memories Of Previous Years. Despite Herself She Becomes House-Mother To A Motley Collection Of People--Including A Ghost!--Who Are Drawn For A Variety Of Reasons To The House Of Lakshmi Chatterjee In The Heart Of Calcutta. Together They Represent A Broad Cultural Spectrum-Hindu Muslim Christian Jewish Tibetan Buddhist And Atheist. Even Mother Teresa Gets Into The Act!