Sophie Mol drowns while running away with its main characters after their mother Ammu Ipe's affair with the dalit Velutha is exposed.
In this novel, a board with the acrostic phrase "Politeness Obedience Loyalty Intelligence Courtesy Efficiency" is found in a police station. A character in this book argues that the state does not pay for a woman's funeral because she didn't die in a zebra crossing. The sight of that woman's body prompts the main characters' aunt to vomit after her return from Cochin with her ex-husband. The obese ex-nun (*) Baby Kochamma blames that woman's death on a mechanic who forced her to wave a communist flag in this novel, leading to the mechanic being beaten to death by the police. Sophie Mol drowns while running away with its main characters after their mother Ammu Ipe's affair with the dalit Velutha is exposed. For 10 points, name this novel about the eventually incestuous twins Rahel and Estha by Arundhati Roy.
In this novel, a board with the acrostic phrase "Politeness Obedience Loyalty Intelligence Courtesy Efficiency" is found in a police station.
The God of Small Things