Wife (1975) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. Plot summary This is the story of Dimple Dasgupta who has an arranged marriage to Amit Basu, an engineer, instead of marrying a neurosurgeon as she had dreamed about. They move to the United States and experience culture shock and loneliness. At one point, she jumps rope to escape her pregnancy. As frustration becomes expressed as abuse, the tale turns to tragedy with the murder of her husband, Amit at the end. Publication history Hardcover – , published in 1975 by Houghton Mifflin Paperback – , published by Fawcett Crest External links Book review 1975 American novels Novels by Bharati Mukherjee Novels set in India Novels set in Queens, New York Houghton Mifflin books Indian-American culture