A Wife At Twelve

A Wife At Twelve

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Set in rural India in 1970, this story follows Lakshmi, a twelve-year-old girl whose childhood ends abruptly when she is married off to Ravi, a twenty-five-year-old policeman from a wealthy family. Too young to understand the meaning of marriage, Lakshmi is carried through rituals decided by elders, praised as "lucky" by society, and silenced by tradition. Ravi, disciplined, respected, and emotionally distant, accepts the marriage as duty rather than desire.
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