What could a doughty old lady have in common with a teenage boy on a winter’s day? How frustrated does a harried housewife have to be, to stab her husband in plain sight? Is guilt enough to raise the dead, literally? From the IT hubs of Gurgaon and Bangalore to the cotton fields of seventeenth-century Deccan, from the struggle for existence to the battle with loneliness, from the diverse dynamics of matrimony to the promise of nascent love, this collection of stories reveals a plethora of emotions. Across places and timelines, this book offers a cornucopia of characters. Can a stoic voice in the past be the bedrock for today’s empowered women? A glimpse into the future warns us of an ominous yet exciting time. Even as we push the frontiers of science, can we really refute the existence of the supernatural? Find out!