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Don't Ask Me why
Diyali was born on Diwali. The night when we celebrate the victory of good over evil. Perhaps that is why she was so rebellious. She refused to accept the difference in treatment given to the sons and daughters in her family. Where the boys had separate rooms and freedom to go in and out of the house, the five girls were all packed in one room like parcels that would be sent off to their husband’s house at a suitable time. The girls had to help in the house. The boys were waited on hand and foot. Diyali rebelled. She broke things. She jumped naked into the temple pond. She fought with elders. Her family quickly sent her off to live in her mama’s house to avoid her turbulence. Her mama and mami sent her to France to boarding school.
Rupendre was the eldest boy among four children. The other three were sisters. He grew up seeing how wrapped up in each other and their own work his parents were. So he became more protective of his sisters. He protected his mother too. He protected his best friend.
How was it that when he met Diyali she could not see this side of him? She expected him to be boorish and entitled like the men in her family. Why??
He was an eligible catch. He was head over heels in love with her. She herself appeared to be enamoured of him. Yet she still pushed him away.
Why was she like this??
Read their story. Travel all over the world with them. Meet their families and friends.
Go back to an India that existed in the 1980s, 90s and 2000s.
Rupendre was the eldest boy among four children. The other three were sisters. He grew up seeing how wrapped up in each other and their own work his parents were. So he became more protective of his sisters. He protected his mother too. He protected his best friend.
How was it that when he met Diyali she could not see this side of him? She expected him to be boorish and entitled like the men in her family. Why??
He was an eligible catch. He was head over heels in love with her. She herself appeared to be enamoured of him. Yet she still pushed him away.
Why was she like this??
Read their story. Travel all over the world with them. Meet their families and friends.
Go back to an India that existed in the 1980s, 90s and 2000s.
431 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 17, 2024
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August 22, 2024
A beautifully written book by Shivani Singh about the trial and tribulations a small girl faces as she's growing up. Romance has been woven into the story when the girl grows up. The book is full of mystery and twits and turns.
Shivani Singh has written with great passion and flair.
A must buy.
Shivani Singh has written with great passion and flair.
A must buy.
February 2, 2025
This book is a powerful, poignant tale of love, redemption, and self-discovery that spans several decades. Rupendre and Diyali's story is one of intense emotion and profound personal growth. The author's writing makes one allures one to keep it going.
February 2, 2025
The narratives is so well driven that it makes you travel along with it, the author's writing captives the reader in a way that makes the reader become a part of the story of Rupender and Diyali.
February 2, 2025
What makes this story so captivating is the complexity of its characters. You feel their pain, their flaws, and their eventual transformation. Must read book by Shivani!
February 2, 2025
From Geetanjali and Dev to Rupendra and Deyali the story of love and ethos keeps the reader engrossed. Beautifully crafted novel not only brings out the dark reality of the rich but also points out the significance of ethics within the purview of love.
February 2, 2025
This book is an incredible, heartfelt story that sweeps you away from the very first page. It makes the reader travel along the love of 1970s.
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