"Design by Michael Solomon"--t.p. verso. -- Valli has always been afraid of the lepers living on the other side of the train tracks in the coal town of Jharia, India, so when a chance encounter with a doctor reveals she also has leprosy, Valli rejects help and begins an uncertain life on the streets. -- "The Canada Council, Conseil Des Arts Du Canada, Governor General's Literary Awards"--Cover.
