The Touch-me-not Girl

Download or read book The Touch-me-not Girl written by Rajlukshmee Debee and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rajalukshmee Debee S Novel Is About The Pleasures And Pains Of Growing Up. As Sensitive As The Touch-Me-Not Plant After Which She Is Named, And Despite Her Socially Deprived Background, The Brilliant And Attractive Lajuklata Seems To Have A Promising Future Before Her. Her Early Brilliance Wins Her A Scholarship To College, But Lajuklata S Passage To Maturity In A Little Village In East Bengal Before The Partition Is Fraught With Social Difficulties. The Emerging Political Tensions Of Caste And Religion Exert A Profound Influence On The Young Girl, Whose Fate Appears To Be Closely Interlinked With That Of Her Country. The Powerful Issues Of Nationalism, Caste And Emerging Sexuality Are Given A Treatment That Is Simple Without Being Simplistic And Complex Without Being Made Complicated.