num_pages: 218
description: Cry, the Peacock is the story of a young girl, Maya, obsessed by a childhood prophecy of disaster. The author builds up an atmosphere of tension as torrid and oppressive as a stiffling Indian summer, both in the crowded, colourful cities and the strangely beautiful countryside.
language: English
title: Cry, the Peacock
titlecomplete: Cry, the Peacock
genres: Indian Literature, Literature, India, Fiction, Novels
ratings_count: 185
publisher: South Asia Books