Dimensions
126 x 197 x 12mm
'A Backward Place' is an elegant comedy whose sympathetic central character, Judy, is (unsurprisingly) a young Englishwoman married to an Indian. She enjoys the sisterly companionship that comes from sharing the house with her husband's relatives; she and her sister-in-law wash each other's hair and giggle about the day in girlish solidarity.
When she visits her smart European friends, Judy becomes briefly aware of her material poverty and makes desultory attempts to reorganise her makeshift furniture - but even as she plans to replace her tatty sofa, she is lulled by its comfort into dreamy acceptance.
