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During World Warfare II and the previous days of United kingdom profession in India, fifteen-year-old Vidya dreams of participating college. However when her forward-thinking father is beaten senseless by the United kingdom police, she is required to live with her grandfather’s large traditional family, where in fact the women live in addition to the men and are meant to be married off as soon as possible. Vidya’s only refuge becomes her grandfather’s upstairs collection, which is forbidden to women. There she fulfills Raman, a young man also living in the house who relishes her intellectual interest. However when Vidya’s sibling makes a choice the family cannot condone, and when Raman seems to want more than camaraderie, Vidkya must question all she's believed in. Padma Venkatraman’s debut book poignantly shows a girl struggling to find her put in place a mixedup world. Climbing the Stairs is a robust account about love and reduction set against a remarkable historical backdrop. Read Padma Venkatraman's articles on the Penguin Blog.
