By the end of the book, Koly gets everything she's ever wanted—and more. She doesn't believe any decent guy will ever want to come near her because she's a widow, but then she finds Raji and he doesn't give two figs that she's been married before. He loves Koly for who she is, respecting her intelligence and independence. What more could a girl ask for?
A room of her own to do her work, that's what. At first Koly isn't sold on getting married again because she loves her embroidery work, but she comes around to the idea when Raji builds her a workspace of her very own and her boss agrees to let her work from home and bring work by every so often. Koly is unwilling to sacrifice the life she's worked so hard to build for herself and she is rewarded for this commitment as the men in her life fall in line.
Ultimately, Koly lands the guy and keeps her independent attitude. In fact, when Mrs. Devi asks her to embroider something on a sari for her, Koly tells us, "Immediately I knew that it would be the homeless bird, flying at last to its home" (11.67). Koly is the bird (check out "Symbols" for more), and now she's finally free. Just like the bird, Koly has found a place to call her home, a place she can truly land. We'd say that's a happy ending.