Description
A sharp, unsparing portrait of love under pressure, this novel follows an Indian woman whose relationship with a politician turns from private devotion to public erasure—and then into violence. As she moves cities for his career and grows increasingly isolated from the people who could steady her, her four-month marriage becomes a crucible for fear, control, and the slow unraveling of trust. With fierce clarity, the book dissects what love can look like when it is weaponized, asking how power, silence, and complicity shape a woman’s choices. Meena Kandasamy’s bold, lyrical style turns personal survival into a wider reckoning with intimacy, agency, and the courage it takes to get out alive.
Available Editions
paperback
Europa Editions, Incorporated
Published Jan 1, 2020
288 pages
ISBN: 9781609455996
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Details
First Published
2017
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy.