Chapter 1
• Koly's parents arrange a marriage for her to help the family financially.
• Koly marries Hari despite concerns about the unusual conditions of the wedding ceremony.
• Koly spends her first night as a married woman with Chandra because Hari is too ill.
Chapter 2
• Sass lets Koly know that she should stay away from Hari.
• Koly meets her new husband and treats his cough while Sass is gone.
• Koly learns that Hari is dying.
• Koly is told she will accompany Hari and his parents to the Ganges River.
Chapter 3
• Against his doctor's advice, Hari and his family travel to Varanasi.
• Hari is taken to the healing waters of the Ganges in a cot.
• Hari dies and Koly becomes a widow at 13.
Chapter 4
• Sass begins a quilt to remember Hari.
• An envelope arrives in Koly's name each week.
• Sassur teaches Koly how to read.
Chapter 5
• Koly is forced to give...
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