Lifting the Veil

''Gloriously provocative... female sexuality within a patriarchal world is Chughtai''s central concern'' Kamila Shamsie, from the introduction

Lifting the Veil is a bold and irreverent collection of writing from India''s most controversial feminist writer. These stories celebrate life in all its complexities: from a woman who refuses marriage to a man she loves to preserve her freedom, to a Hindu ...