The Roof Beneath Their Feet

Roofs are meant for wild things. They are meant for romance and play. A place to dry pickles and grains while exchanging gossip about quiet caresses.But above all, they are realms of freedom. This is the story of Chachcho and Lalna and their much- talked-about friendship. Chachcho lives with her frigid husband in Laburnum House, a clu...

About the author

Geetanjali Shree has written four novels - Mai, Tirohit, Hamara Sheher Us Baras and Khali Jagah - and two collections of short stories in Hindi. Also to her credit is Between Two Worlds: An Intellectual Biography of Premchand. Her stories have been translated into Gujarati, English, German, Serbian and Japanese. Her novel Khali Jagah has been translated into Urdu in Pakistan and is being translated into English now. The English translation of Mai was shortlisted for the Hutch-Crossword Translation Award in 2000. She has received the Indu Sharma Katha Sammaan, Hindi Akademi Sahityakar Sammaan and Dwijdev Sammaan for her contribution to Hindi literature.

Product details

• Authors: Geetanjali Shree
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India Pvt Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.09.2013
• EAN: 9789350296196
• ISBN: 978-93-5029-619-6
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 177 g
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Other world religions