This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out (Associated Press). Revised reissue. nThe acclaimed million-copy bestselling novel about a womans struggle to find happiness in a changing India. nMarried as a child bride to a tenant farmer she had never met, Rukmani works side by side in the field with her husband to wrest a living from a land ravaged by droughts, monsoons, and insects. With remarkable fortitude and courage, she meets changing times and fights poverty and disaster. n n This beautiful and eloquent story tells of a simple peasant woman in a primitive village in India whose whole life is a gallant and persistent battle to care for those she loves--an unforgettable novel that will wring your heart out (Associated Press). n nIncludes an Introduction by Indira Ganesan n And an Afterword by Thrity Umrigarn