{"product_id":"husbands-sharmila-chauhan-9781783191130","title":"Husbands","description":"\"There's a hint of Margaret Atwood in Chauhan's fictional world, and a great deal of the intractable issues that gnaw away at feminists.\" - \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Chauhan playfully inverts the assumed power struggles in a polyandrous society ...a satisfyingly intriguing premise and Chauhan's writing builds up this odd situation so that our perspectives are constantly shifting.\" - \u003ci\u003eTime Out London\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's Aya's wedding day. Her third. Her current two husbands aren't too fussed. In a society in which there are few women, that's just what happens. But as the household prepares for the wedding feast, a stranger arrives - one who threatens to challenge everything they believe in. Against a backdrop of modern rural India, Sharmila Chauhan weaves an extraordinary tale of love and wonder. From the preparation of luxury food and the sacrifice of the lamb to the dressing of the bride and the dance to end all dances, this will be an exuberant, joyful and challenging piece of theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In parts of India, polyandry has become a necessity. Gendercide, as a consequence of the ancient preference for boys, the modern desire for smaller families and the increasing availability of ultrasound techniques to detect the gender of a baby still in the womb means that the number of females is declining. I wrote \u003ci\u003eThe Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e both as a response to this but also as an exploration of the complexity of love, intimacy and trust between one woman and three men where gender differences and expectations are amplified. In a sense this play is as much a warning as an allegory for the fate of women in The West today.\" - Sharmila Chauhan \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharmila Chauchan\u003c\/b\u003e's play \u003ci\u003eBorn Again\/Purnajanam\u003c\/i\u003e was performed at Southwark Playhouse. A reading of \u003ci\u003eWhen Spring Comes\u003c\/i\u003e was performed in association with the South Asian Lit Fest. Her play \u003ci\u003eWhite Turns to Grey\u003c\/i\u003e is being developed with Angelic Tales (Rikki Beadle Blair and John Gordon). \u003ci\u003eThe Husbands\u003c\/i\u003e - a tale of polyandry and feminism - has been commissioned by Kali and Pentabus Theatre for tour in 2014. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sharmila Chauhan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783191139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783191130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Sharmila Chauhan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759684501759,"sku":"9781783191130","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b4279627-96eb-4aff-84be-85e0902fb10b.jpg?v=1765512814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/husbands-sharmila-chauhan-9781783191130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}