The God of Small Things Condition:Very Good Poppy shocks everyone by accepting

Poppy shocks everyone by accepting his proposal—only to find that her new husband offers his passion

For ten miserable years she's lived under the cruel rule of Miss Adderstone in grim Hardwick House

as desire grows between them

even knowing it would weaken me

~from the back cover

The God of Small Things Condition:Very Good Poppy shocks everyone by acceptingArundhati Roy's debut novel and a modern classic follows an affluent Indian family in Ayemenem whose lives are forever altered by one day in 1969. The seven year old twins Estha and Rahel witness the arrival of their beautiful cousin Sophie Mol, an event that triggers an illicit liaison and a cascade of tragedies, both accidental and deliberate, exposing deep seated tensions in a country on the verge of unrest. The book explores love, caste, and