Intemperance and home—from the author of

and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America

How could she have known that decades later

meeting with secret lovers

Raised to live the western way

Intemperance and home—from the author ofHardcover, like new In this follow up to the critically acclaimed The Laughterwinner of the Washington State Book Awarda middle aged woman starts a firestorm when she holds a contest, based on an ancient Indian ritual, in which men must compete to win her affections. A woman who has left two husbands announces she will celebrate her 55th birthday by holding a swayamvar. Drawn from an ancient custom in her Indian culture, this is an event in which