Women Who Misbehave

• Sayantani Dasgupta presents women who are neither simply heroes nor villains. They are mothers, wives, sisters, lovers and friends, each confronting difficult choices and unexpected circumstances. The stories range from humorous and poignant to unsettling and dark

Sayantani Dasgupta is a fiction writer and creative-writing academic. Her work explores questions of gender, identity, relationships and contemporary life, and she is known for her sharply observed and imaginative short fiction

The collection follows women facing situations that test their relationships, independence and understanding of themselves. A woman reveals a dangerous secret, girls mourn a mysterious neighbour, a daughter struggles against her father's expectations, a wife questions her marriage, and an aunt confronts a mistake from her past. Together, these stories portray women in all their contradictions and complexity