Alochaya by Suchitra Bhattacharya [Hardcover]

Social worker Nibedita is busy with her Suhasini Welfare Society. Her husband Arya is always absorbed in reading books and drinking. As a househusband, this reclusive man has remained withdrawn throughout his life. Nibedita's elder son, Anindya, went to Darjeeling for a honeymoon with his newly married wife, Sharanya. During the few days of the honeymoon, Sharanya was not very happy. Instead, she discovered that Anindya was indifferent about everything. Or was he heartless? Sunanda, Nibedita's younger son, has been away from home for a long time. Every member of this affluent family seems like a separate island - disconnected, loose, and lacking in relationships. Meanwhile, within the Suhasini Society, a conspiracy began to render Nibedita powerless. Anindya's strange mentality, and his lack of desire for children, led to Sharanya’s pregnancy being terminated. Was there an invisible hand of Anindya behind this? The inevitable consequence of this event was the divorce between the two. Mentally empty, Sharanya found refuge with her former classmate, Shubhra. But with blindfolded eyes, where had Nibedita arrived? In this profound novel by Suchitra Bhattacharya, the story of the attraction and repulsion between people from different walks of life and their complex life histories is revealed.