Hajar Takar Bou by Aditi Sarkar [Hardcover]

"Born without parents and living as a burden in someone else's household, Leela wanted a small family, a roof over her head, and two meals a day. In search of just this, her fate led her to make a huge mistake, uprooting her and taking her to a remote village in Rajasthan, where girls are not born. They are not allowed to be born. But they can't do without girls either. So what? Everything is available for a price. 'Mol Ki Dulhan,' abbreviated as Molki, is bought for a price. 'A thousand-rupee bride.' And what else is a girl bought with money but a slave, no matter if she is called a bride? She can be used as desired in exchange for minimal food and shelter. Similarly, she can be sold again when no longer needed. Thus, Leela is sold repeatedly, used repeatedly. From one district to another, from one village to another, Leela is constantly handed over to powerful Jat men. Yet, she dreams of freedom from this beastly life. But will that freedom ever come? Will there ever be a dawn in Leela's dark life?"