Sita is a strong woman, a living legend in Mauritian society. She has also buried a secret that threatens to overwhelm her very self. Raped by a "friend" eight years before, Sita's search to come to terms with her past extends beyond her physical violation to encompass other forms of oppression.

Lindsey Collen was born in South Africa and lives in Mauritius where, as a political activist, she fights for democracy, freedom of speech and human rights. She has been imprisoned for her writing and brilliantly fictionalises her experience in Mutiny � a passionate and compelling novel about female friendship, rebellion and the human instinct for survival which can find humour in the darkest situation. She is the critically acclaimed author of several novels, including The Rape of Sita which won the Commonwealth Writers Prize for the Africa Region in 1994 and was longlisted for the 1996 Orange Prize