One and a Half Wife

<p>Amara Malhotra was fourteen years old when her parents immigrated to the United States of America. But unlike most Indian immigrants, she was not destined to achieve the American Dream. Much to the anxiety of her parents-the spirited Biji and the doting Baba-Amara leads an unremarkable life. That is, until she marries Harvard-educated millionaire, Prashant Roy. This fairy tale isn't meant to last, though, and even as Amara's marriage collapses, she finds herself returning to the land of her birth, to the small city of Shimla. Here, in a borough grappling with questions of modernity, Amara is caught in a tug-of-war between old beliefs and new ones, between parents who favour obedience and new friends who encourage independent thought.<br>With powerful insights, <i>One and a Half Wife</i> traces the coming-of-age of multiple characters, while redefining family, relationships and love in contemporary India.</p>

<p>Meghna Pant is an award-winning author, journalist, feminist and speaker.<br>Her books-<i>The Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Good News, How to Get Published in India, Feminist Rani, The Trouble with Women, Happy Birthday and One and a Half Wife</i>-have been published to<br>commercial and critical acclaim.<br>Pant has been felicitated with various honours and her works have been shortlisted for distinguished contribution to literature,<br>gender issues and journalism. She has won the Bharat Nirman Award, Laadli Media Award, FICCI Young Achiever's Award, The Lifestyle<br>Journalist Women Achievers' Award, FON South Asia Short Story Award, Muse India Young Writer Award, Amazon Breakthrough Novel<br>Award, Frank O'Connor International Award and the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.<br>Pant has been invited as a speaker for the nation's biggest literary festivals and conferences, and has appeared as a panellist on primetime news and international channels to discuss gender issues. She has written articles for and been quoted in leading national and international media.<br>She has worked as a business news anchor for Times Now, NDTV and Bloomberg-UTV in New York and Mumbai.<br>Pant currently lives in Mumbai with her husband and two daughters.</p>