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A Box of Memories is a container of someone's little joys, tears, feelings of helplessness, and the inexpressible pains that remain concealed deep down inside and get revealed only on certain special occasions. This is the story of Naro, a girl from a small, poor town in India, who grows into a fine young lady with unbelievable beauty and a good job in a reputed university. Yet every day, she holds on to unbearable pain inside. She has held on to the same pain for years. It feeds on her and finally devours her completely.

Clifford Geertz's first collection of essays, The Interpretation of Cultures (1973), made him a leading voice of anthropology's "symbolic" movement, which believed scholars should read the signs and symbols of a culture from the perspective of its natives. Geertz's approach helped anthropology reinvent itself as a scientific discipline that is still relevant today, making him - in the words of one critic - "a true giant of social and cultural theory."

After suffering the tragic loss of a parent to murder, many people would seek comfort and stability from their spouse. However, for the author of this book, the opposite proved true. Instead of finding support and love in her marriage, she found herself trapped in a narcissistic relationship that only added to her trauma.