Just finished the book, which I'd recommend. It's very much narrative driven, very little description or fine writing, and not much analysis. It's obvious that the author isn't writing in her first language, a fact which some reviewers on Amazon found objectionable. Essentially it's the story of the author's grandfather, uncle, and mother. They were Dalits, or "untouchables", striving to get educated and escape the life to which they were born. The uncle becomes a leader in the Naxalite/Communist rebellion, while the parents become college instructors.
It got good reviews (Wall Street Journal list of 10 best nonfiction books of 2017) for the description of a different world.
What strikes me is, although the family struggles to rise, they also accept the norms of the society.
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