arranged marriage story
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cultural heritage story
cultural rebellion novel
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feminist historical fiction
Indian diaspora literature
Indian family saga
Indian women empowerment
intergenerational story
Kerala to Mumbai fiction
love and loss fiction
motherhood and sacrifice novel
pre-independent India novel
resilience in adversity historical fiction India
South Asian women's stories
strong female protagonist India
untold women's stories
women's resilience fiction
Product details
- ISBN 9781068444821
- Dimensions: 127 x 203mm
- Publication Date: 04 Oct 2025
- Publisher: Author In Me
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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She was told to be a patient wife. She chose instead to be a brave mother.
Married at fourteen, Lakshmi was raised to believe sacrifice was a woman’s duty and silence her only armour. But when her husband’s decisions begin to endanger the future of her children, she faces an impossible choice: remain quiet and survive, or find the strength to disobey.
Spanning decades from a small village in Kerala to the bustling streets of Mumbai, The Lives She Carried is a moving portrait of a woman determined to break generations of uncomplaining silence for herself and for the daughters who follow.
Rooted in history and culture, this is a stirring story of love, loss, resilience, and a mother’s quiet rebellion.
A tale not inherited, but reclaimed.
Aarti Narayan was born and raised in Mumbai, India, and brings a deep cultural perspective to her storytelling. After earning her MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad in 1997, she built a successful corporate career spanning over twenty-five years before turning to her true passion, writing. Her early pieces were featured in The New York Times (Modern Love: Tiny Love Stories), marking the beginning of her literary journey. Today, Aarti is a full-time writer based in Singapore, where she lives with her husband and two children. Her work reflects themes of resilience, family, and the reclaiming of untold stories.
