Cry, the Peacock
Anita Desai
218 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 8122200850
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Language: English
Publish: 1041408000000
Cry, the Peacock is the story of a young girl, Maya, obsessed by a childhood prophecy of disaster. The author builds up an atmosphere of tension as torrid and oppressive as a stiffling Indian summer, both in the crowded, colourful cities and the strangely beautiful countryside.