Khatijabai of Karmali Terrace is not just the story of one woman, but of all of us, trapped in lives that are not our own. It tells the story of an orphan- Khatija, who marries into the Karmali household. From then on we follow her exploits, her vying for most favored position with her in-laws, the pressurizing of her eldest son Aziz and her constant battles with sister in law Shiraz.