Intemperance a novel
A middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections. A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian cul...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers,
2025
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A middle-aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections. A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian culture, this is an event in which suitors line up to compete in a feat of wills and strength to win a beautiful princess's hand in marriage. The woman, a renowned and respected intellectual in an American town who had once declared she was "past such petty matters as love" is setting herself up for widespread societal ridicule. But her self-esteem and sexual libido are off the charts even as her body withers from disability, fading beauty, and an appetite for cake. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 286 pages ; 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780063440845 0063440849 9780063440852 0063440857 |
