This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
AN UNRESTORED WOMAN. Copyright © 2016 by Shobha Rao. All rights reserved. For information, address Flatiron Books, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010.
The following stories have been or will be published. Previously published stories may appear in a slightly different form in this book.
“Kavitha and Mustafa,” Nimrod International Journal (volume 58, winter 2014)
“The Imperial Police,” Wasafiri (UK, forthcoming)
“Unleashed,” Water~Stone Review (August 2014)
“An Unrestored Woman,” PMS poemmemoirstory (issue 13, spring 2014)
“The Road to Mirpur Khas,” Tincture (Australia, issue 2, winter 2013)
“The Lost Ribbon,” The Missing Slate (Pakistan, April 2013) and The Four Quarters Magazine (India, August 2013)
Cover design by Karen Horton
Cover art: woman © Bjorn Holland / Getty Images; floral pattern © Helen Lane / Shutterstock
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ISBN 978-1-250-07382-2 (hardcover)
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First Edition: March 2016
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