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Sandra Wagner-Wright
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
Literature & Fiction
Author Insight
How should Rama answer?
When I researched this part of Rama's life I had compassion for her predicament. She likes her precarious life as it is. After watching her mother trailing on her father's pilgrimages, Rama doesn't want to be under male control. The problem? How can Rama retain Bipin's friendship without letting her aversion to marriage push him away. Rama wants Bipin's friendship, not a proposal. But how is that possible?
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Rama's Labyrinth: A Biographical Novel (Women of Determination and Courage)
It was twilight when Bipin arrived. Rama heard him in the entryway. She looked in the mirror, thought about changing her sari, but didn’t.
“Bipin,” she said gliding into the reception room. “I’m glad you’ve come.” She noticed he wasn’t wearing his English clothing. “You look different in the dhoti and kurta.”
“Bipin isn’t a stranger anymore,” Srinivas smiled.
“You’ve made me completely at home. Thank you, Ramabai. I saw Mr. Thakur driving out of town. He said he was returning to Bombay.” Bipin raised an eyebrow. “Will he return?”
“Rama rejected his suit.”
Bipin gave Rama a long look. “You don’t wish to marry?”
Rama felt her stomach drop. So much depended on her answer.
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