Under the title Keeping Corner, magic happens.

In the book Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth a young woman in India is widowed and must follow a unjust tradition. Not only does she have such a dramatic down swing in her life but her country is on the verge of a revolution and they have to face adversity in supporting their fellow countrymen.

In this tradition a widow must keep corner for a year and must loose their hair and jewlery. This young woman, Leela, had to face this at 13, and immediately saw unjustice. Their society shuns widows and she felt restricted.

When a teacher (Saviben) goes to see her, she enables Leela to ask more of justice and tradition.  Together they come to the conclusion that if Leela stayed in her town Leela would continue to be shunned and treated as a bad omen, so she goes to a university with her brother in order to become a teacher.

This book has brought awe to my mouth, tears to my eyes and has informed about a culture of a whole other world. I feel like more people should read this book in order for us to be able to keep up with globalization.

This book is a great read and will help to bring a world more together. With in 10 minutes I learned about local cuisines, history, and social structure all are refrenced in this book. It also may bring background knowledge for other classes, I know personally it helps.

When social classes, or casts as they are refered to in the book, were referenced I knew what a Brahmen was and others did not so. This book is influencial in understanding injustices, woman’s rights, and the world outside of our box that I would recommend to be a mandated summer reading book for everyone.

I thoroughly enjoyed and loved this book and encouage any body who is adamant about books and culture to enjoy this book too.