The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan Hum is a work of

Hum is a work of speculative fiction that unflinchingly explores marriage

Sripathi Rao's life is as arid as the dusty South Indian town where he lives

fickle Sabrina

Told through rich

beautiful and self-reliant

The Toss of a Lemon by Padma Viswanathan Hum is a work of*Used very good condition Published by Vintage Canada 2009 In south India in 1896, ten year old Sivakami is about to embark on a new life. Hanumarathnam, a village healer with some renown as an astrologer, has approached her parents with a marriage proposal. In keeping with custom, he provides his prospective in laws with his horoscope. The problem is that his includes a prediction, albeit a weak one, that he will die in his tenth year of marriage.