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“He was too smitten by his second wife and the sons she produced easily and regularly at eighteen-month intervals to bother too much about a daughter.”

Quote by Anita Nair

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Ladies Coupé

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Anita Nair
Anita Nair

Anita Nair is an Indian author known for her crime novels and contemporary Indian life stories. Born on January 26, 1966, she graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology and later obtained an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley. Her works often focus on female characters and complex relationships in Indian society. more

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