Swallowing the Sun

Swallowing the Sun recounts Malati’s fearless fight against patriarchal traditions during India’s struggle for Independence.

Swallowing the Sun is an epic feat of remembering and storytelling.

Through the eyes of its feisty young heroine, Malati, the novel recreates one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Indian history—the struggle for Independence. Malati’s steeliness and fearlessness enable her to defy the constricting patriarchal traditions of her time and take on all those who try t...