Description
A quiet domestic life becomes the battleground for Jaya, an educated middle-class woman who finds herself trapped in the “long silence” imposed on half the world. As she confronts the pressures of marriage, memory, and social expectation, Jaya begins to question what she has accepted—and what she has been denied—until her search for self-worth turns into a deeper reckoning with injustice. Shashi Deshpande’s novel, shaped by her incisive, psychologically rich style, explores the cost of silence and the courage required to speak, especially for women whose voices have been minimized or erased. Blending introspection with a high-level portrait of women’s lives, it examines identity, agency, and the fragile space where truth can finally surface.
Available Editions
paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 1989
196 pages
ISBN: 9780140127232
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Details
First Published
1988
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for That Long Silence by Shashi Deshpande.