Child of spring

Basanta lives in a village in India, surrounded by friends and family. She works for a young mistress who has a beautiful ring that Basanta wouldn't mind having herself.

Basanta is discontent with her life as a servant to Little Bibi whose wealthy parents live in the Big House and seem to have everything. It's clear that her mistress is spoiled and takes her for granted, but Basanta has unreal expectations for her own life and doesn't always see the good things with which she has been blessed.

Episodic-feeling slice of life story based on the author's childhood in India. Lots of Hindi words, which are italicized and defined in the Glossary at the back.