The daughter of a poor baker in rural Bengal, Sabitri yearns to get an education, but her family's situation means college is an impossible dream. Then an influential woman from Kolkata takes Sabitri under her wing, but her generosity soon proves dangerous after the girl makes a single, unforgiveable misstep. A beautiful, powerful novel about three generations of mothers and daughters from the bestselling author of "The Mistress of Spices".