Description
- Age: 12+
- Genre: Young Adult (YA), historical fiction, murder mystery
- Summary: Set in early 20th-century rural Tamil Nadu, this poignant tale follows Arali (“Aru”), a 14-year-old girl widowed on her wedding day when her husband Sundaram dies under mysterious circumstances. Ostracized, her future seems bleak until she becomes a companion to an elderly woman in a landlord’s household—a chance that opens the door to education, friendship, and personal agency. Yet danger lurks as rumors…

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