Stree: A Collection of Short Stories about Women

by Pooja Talapatra

Stree is a collection of three short stories about three very different Indian women. In The Sister-in-Law, Piyali, a newly married young woman, lives in her husband's sprawling family home in Cooch Behar, West Bengal in 1996. In the process of learning about her new family, she learns about the sister-in-law that no one wants to talk about anymore, but the sister-in-law refuses to be forgotten....In The Cousin, Meera looks back on her life marked by tragedy and neglect and how one night changed everything for her and her cousin....In The Daughter, we meet Meghna, a pampered and beloved child, whose one choice changes the lives of those she loved the most....These women are real, flawed, likeable and despicable all at once. These are tales of love, loss, hope and family.

107 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 9, 2021