English today has become a world language both for communication and literature. This has
helped a lot in the growth of Indian English literature in general and Indian English fiction in
particular. Indian English novelists today have been successful in drawing the attention of
critics both in India and abroad. So also, the Indian women novelists. They are establishing
themselves in the world of literature winning literary awards. One such popular women novelist
is Manju Kapur who has established herself by discussing candidly about love, sex, and
contemporary reality. Besides she deals with a wide range of issues like an identity crisis,
personal fulfilment, and inter and intrapersonal relationships. Manju Kapur is a disparagingly
commended Indian novelist who has five novels to her credit, Difficult Daughters, A Married
Woman, Home, The Immigrant and Custody.