An unhappy divorce and a succession of sordid affairs have left Karuna bruised and battered and, in an effort to forget, Karuna begins writing her memoirs. As the story of her life unfolds we see how the gauche middle-class girl metamorphoses into a star- and we also meet her friends and enemies: neurotic, man-hungry Anjali; gorgeous, vivacious Ritu; trampy, outrageous Si; Abe, who prefers young girls; Varun, a high-profile editor with a penchant for young boys; Krish, the pretentious adman, whose wife actively helps him in his extra-marital affairs; Girish, the art-film maker in search of the perfect 'Shakuntala'... All of these characters and more play out their lives against the backdrop of Bombay- a city unique unto itself...
- ISBN10 0143421301
- ISBN13 9780143421306
- Publish Date 27 November 2014 (first published 1 September 2009)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 16 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 508
- Language English