The Goddess In The Living Room

The voices of Tamil women in Singapore are given a powerful outlet by Latha in this collection of stories. Among them: a grandmother forced to move because of an en bloc sale; a daughter caring for her terminally ill mother; and the enigmatic Alyssa, who is left with her grandparents on Pulau Ubin as a child, and must deal with devastating loss as an adult. The Goddess in the Living Room chronicles these women's domestic struggles and exposes the unyielding patriarchy in the Indian community.