Salt Marsh: A marshy area that is usually found by <span>estuaries and sounds. Synonym - badlands Prohibited: Something that has been forbidden. Synonym - banned Hover: To remain in one place, or an act of being in the air in one exact place. Synonym - drift Inhumane: When there is w</span><span>ithout compassion for misery or suffering. Synonym - cruel</span>
<span>Although
the author Kamala Markandaya does not specify whether the novel takes place
during pre- or post-colonial times, readers can assume that it takes place
during a span of about thirty years in the first half of the 20th century. </span>
