Book Summary of The Company of Women
Recently
separated from his nagging, ill-tempered wife of thirteen years,
millionaire businessman Mohan Kumar decides to reinvent his life.
Convinced that 'lust is the true foundation of love', he embarks on an
audacious plan: he will advertise for paid lady companions to share his
bed and his life. Thus begins his journey of easy, unbridled sexuality
in the company of some remarkable women. There is Sarojini Bharadwai,
the demure professor from small-town Haryana who surprises Mohan with
her ardour and sexual energy; Molly Gomes, the free-spirited masseuse
from Goa, mistress of the sensual impulse; and Susanthika Goonatilleke,
the diminutive seductress from Sri Lanka. After each affair ends and
before the next begins, Mohan finds solace in the practiced charms of
his obliging maid, Dhanno, and in the memories of his first lovers: the
American Jessica Browne, to whom he lost his virginity, and the
Pakistani Yasmeen Wanchoo, who brought him the heady passion of an older
woman. In The Company of Women, Khushwant Singh, India's most widely
read author, has produced an uninhibited, erotic and endlessly
entertaining celebration of love, sex and passion.
About The Author
Khushwant Singh is India’s best-known writer and columnist. He has been founder–editor of Yojana, and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is also the author of several books which include the novels Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi, The Company of Women and Burial at Sea; the classic two-volume A History of the Sikhs; and a number of translations and non-fiction books on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, was published in 2002. Khushwant Singh was a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974, but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
About The Author
Khushwant Singh is India’s best-known writer and columnist. He has been founder–editor of Yojana, and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is also the author of several books which include the novels Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi, The Company of Women and Burial at Sea; the classic two-volume A History of the Sikhs; and a number of translations and non-fiction books on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, was published in 2002. Khushwant Singh was a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974, but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan.
Details of Book: The Company of Women
| Book: | The Company of Women |
| Author: | Khushwant Singh |
| ISBN: | 0140290478 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780140290479,978-0140290479 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publishing Date: | 2010 |
| Publisher: | penguin books india pvt. ltd |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Language: | English |
| Dimensions: | 7.76 x 5.04 x 0.55 inches |
| Weight: | 180 grams |
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