The Selector of Souls

"It's 1994 and India is liberalizing, privatizing, and nuclearizing. Fortunes are being made by those who already have fortunes. Others are just trying to survive. In Gurkot, a small village in the middle ranges of the Himalayas, facing the snow peaks of Tibet, a former maidservant, Damini, commits a crime. No one but the mountains and trees, and goddess Anamika Devi see it, and only Damini knows why. Meanwhile, Sister Anu flees an abusive marriage and comes to Gurkot as a resident nurse. Damini seems just the kind of assistant she needs but can Anu trust Damini? A night of revelations causes both to begin the painful process of confronting their pasts and exmaining assumptions and allegiances. Can these two strong women overcome their differences and reform their traditions from within? If baby girls and women are to survive, they must--no matter the personal cost"--Page 4 of cover.