Super... after a long time! The last equally good one that i read was Ravan n Eddie. It is realistic as most Indian novels tend to be but the narration and the way it is presented is interesting. The initial part of the narration is through Drupa, the second daughter of Mangala, a keralite and Kedar, a punjabi singer. The cultural and intellectual differences have lead to their separation and the kids are initially living with their mom in a small town in Kerala and the second half is begins with Kedar taking the children off to Delhi. The humor is very good, specially when the author describes both the cultures, the attitude of the people around etc although i feel she has been a bit partial to the Keralite part of drupa's family :).
Here is what she has she say about her book (as quoted in a newspaper):
Here is what she has she say about her book (as quoted in a newspaper):
(it is)actually a plethora of numbers - single mothers, two sisters, triplet
aunts and a person with four breasts. This novel is more mathematical than
familial
Whats noteworthy is that both Chetan and Shinie thank each other in their respective novels, but both the novels are so diametrically different from one another!!!
Recommended....
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