Based on an aside in Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography, in which he mentions a brief but seductive youthful flirtation with an Englishwoman, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi boldly imagines a long correspondence between a spiritual leader from the East and an ordinary woman from the West. In 1948, just after Gandhi's assassination, Martha Houghton receives a letter from Gandhi's son, who himself lies dying of tuberculosis in Bombay. Having found a stash of her letters to his father, he asks to meet her. The request sends Martha into a tailspin, for her husband knows nothing of her lifelong friendship with Gandhi. Martha and her husband are forced to reevaluate their long marriage, and she must find a way to reconcile the disparate halves of her life. Moreover, their small community becomes a magnet for the press, and Martha finds her words twisted and used against her. Ultimately, she must decide whether to meet her old son's friend on his deathbed, or to remain in England and mend the rift in her marriage. Charmingly and elegantly written, The Woman Who Knew Gandhi explores the many definitions of love and friendship and the surprises of marriage.

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Bookseller: Sixth Chamber Used Books/Fox Den Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 906923
Title: woman who knew gandhi
Author: heller, keith
Format/Binding: Trade Paperback
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0618335455
ISBN 13: 9780618335459
Publisher: Mariner Books
Place of Publication: Boston, Ma, U.s.a.
This edition first published: January 7, 2004

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