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The Lives She Carried
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The Lives She Carried

Aarti Narayan
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She was told to be a patient wife. She chose instead to be a brave mother.

Married at fourteen, Lakshmi was raised to believe sacrifice was a woman's duty and silence her only armour. But when her husband's decisions begin to endanger the future of her children, she faces an impossible choice: remain quiet and survive, or find the strength to disobey.

Spanning decades from a small village in Kerala to the bustling streets of Mumbai, The Lives She Carried is a moving portrait of a woman determined to break generations of uncomplaining silence for herself and for the daughters who follow.

Rooted in history and culture, this is a stirring story of love, loss, resilience, and a mother's quiet rebellion.

A tale not inherited, but reclaimed.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Author In Me
Country
United Kingdom
Date
4 October 2025
Pages
350
ISBN
9781068444821

She was told to be a patient wife. She chose instead to be a brave mother.

Married at fourteen, Lakshmi was raised to believe sacrifice was a woman's duty and silence her only armour. But when her husband's decisions begin to endanger the future of her children, she faces an impossible choice: remain quiet and survive, or find the strength to disobey.

Spanning decades from a small village in Kerala to the bustling streets of Mumbai, The Lives She Carried is a moving portrait of a woman determined to break generations of uncomplaining silence for herself and for the daughters who follow.

Rooted in history and culture, this is a stirring story of love, loss, resilience, and a mother's quiet rebellion.

A tale not inherited, but reclaimed.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Author In Me
Country
United Kingdom
Date
4 October 2025
Pages
350
ISBN
9781068444821

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