• ISBN13: 9780141005959
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: English Literature
• Publisher: Penguin Random House India
• Publisher Imprint: Penguin Random House India
• Publication Date: January 5, 2001
• Pages: 276
• Original Price: INR 399.0
• Language: N/A
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 210 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): General

Forty-five and single, Akhila has never been allowed to live her own life-always the daughter, the sister, the aunt, the provider-until the day she gets herself a one-way train ticket to the seaside town of Kanyakumari. In the intimate atmosphere of the ladies coupé, she gets to know her five fellow travellers. Riveted by their personal stories, Akhila begins to seek answers to the question that has been haunting her all her life: can a woman stay single and be happy, or does she need a man to feel complete?

Anita Nair is a bestselling and widely acclaimed novelist. Among her several books, The Better Man, Ladies Coupé and Mistress have been translated into over twenty-five languages around the world. She received the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012.