Incense Sticks
The men fear moving silhouettes and quietly quivering bushes. Women fear for their men.
Jelepara, the village of widows, stands on the fringe of the Sunderbans, where lives coexist in a hostile labyrinth of silt, mudflats, and freshwater plumes. It is also where tigers come to feast, their dinners violent, methods staccato, screeches sandwiched in silence.
Durgarani is married to Tarap. A new bride, she spends her time waiting. To become a widow.
Pages: 1 2
