Hemanter Pakhi by Suchitra Bhattacharya [Hardcover]

Aditi, with a successful husband, two intelligent children, and a settled family life, reaches her mid-forties and realizes how painfully alone she feels. Her husband Supratim is absorbed in his career, and her two sons, Papai and Tatai, have found their own paths. Aditi now spends her days in solitude, talking to a caged bird. At this point, Hemenmama enters her life, and through his inspiration, a new Aditi awakens. Gradually, she immerses herself in her own world. Before marriage, Aditi had written a little. Now, she begins writing stories again. She wants to look at her family, her husband, and her children with fresh eyes. Conflict begins to brew, and the dark clouds of emotional pain start to gather. Is Aditi only Supratim's wife? The boys' mother? A flesh-and-blood machine whose only job is to keep the family wheel running smoothly? Is there no other version of Aditi? This is the search portrayed in Suchitra Bhattacharya's dynamic writing.