The Habit of Love is a collection of stories about the inner lives of women.
Some of these women inhabit the ancient past, some the present day but
they share the whimsical humour with which they speak of themselves.
Journalist Madhu Sinha strikes up a friendship with a young man the same
age as her indifferent children; a messenger swan relates the story of the
doomed lovers Nala and Damayanti; Vatsala Vidyarthi suspects her one
night stand of stealing her money. Delicately poised between. ..
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