Introduction
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ISBN: 978-93-81836-29-3
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Genre :Romance / Chicklit
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Price: Rs. 125/- ( I got this book from the author for
review)
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Pages:146 pages
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Publishers: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Sometimes in
life you reach a crossroads where the only thing clear ahead is confusion. With
loads of choices to make and some important decisions to be taken, one is
reduced to a bunch of confusions. Amidst all the chaos of life, ultimately we lose
our own self. Smita Shetty’s Untruly Yours is the journey of one such confused
soul who is out to find her own self.
Behind The
book
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Natasha is
compelled to make tough decisions about her love, friendship, marriage and
parenthood.
About the
author
Smita Shetty
has been in the creative field for over seven years. Untruly yours is her debut
novel. In her spare time she enjoys involving herself in community work.Please read more about her here.
Me thinks
I usually don’t
like reading chick lit fiction for various reasons. One I don’t connect with
them, secondly I don’t really appreciate the way few important things of life
are dealt with in them. This is the first chick-lit I have ever read till now
which I really enjoyed reading and did not repent taking it up.
It is said “Never
judge a book by its cover.” But in this case I would say, please do judge this
one. As the first thing that strikes you in this book is its amazingly done
cover page. It is so eye catching that is impossible to not notice it in the room.
And when you pick it up, I assure you, you won’t be disappointed. This book is
enjoyable a read as its beautiful cover page.
Untruly
Yours is a the story of Natasha Iyer, an NRI who is a wife, a mother, a
daughter-in-law, a radio jockey, a friend, a colleague and everything else but
happy. At the onset she has everything perfect – married to her love, living
abroad with an adorable son. But she has suddenly realized that her life is
everything but perfect as her life is dull and boring without romance, passion
and excitement.
Many times
in life we are so engrossed with nothing that it takes a reminder from life to
remind us about everything else. A rude wake-up
call is what Natasha gets one phone call from India. This jolts her so much that she decides to go back to her roots and
question the unquestioned till now. The sudden change in terms of the love,
care and attention threatens to shake her institution of marriage that she has
safe guarded since so many years despite there being visible cracks on the
walls. I would not like to divulge more details as to what happened to that
institution in the end as I would want the readers to find out for themselves.
I really
enjoyed the way the author has dealt with inter-caste marriages, the
differences in opinions and various cultures. As it is these differences which
make us unique. The language of the book is simple and lucid leaving you in
splits at many places. After a long time I read a book which left me laughing like this. The last I remember I had laughed so much was on reading Chetan Bhagat's 2 states. The best part of this book is the connect one feels on
reading it.
Overall a thoroughly
enjoyable book I would recommend to one and all for a light reading. Reading it
was like being on a roller coaster ride, going up and down feeling those
butterflies in the stomach and giggling like a school girl.
Foodie
Verdict
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This book is like a paan. A welcome change after all those potboilers and thrillers to read. Light, delicious (read:interesting) and tongue tantalizing. Leaves a nice after taste which is unmatched for!