松年藝文講座 - 周慎敏 BShern-Min Chow- If Not You... 新書演講與簽書會

“They are waiting for me to die.”

But Nila will neither die nor live as expected. When a horrific fire in India ravages her

legs and spirit, she finds an unlikely champion in a higher caste boy. Since they cannot

marry, they vow: “If Not You… then no one.”

They will honor that pledge for ten unsparing years, facing outraged family, bitter dowry

expectations, and a sudden, suspicious death. Banished to the slums, Nila’s only