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THE STRONGMAN'S DAUGHTER
When feisty twenty-one-year old Aditi Narvekar refuses to carry
forward the legacy of her corrupt politician father, all hell breaks
loose. The mighty Vithalrao Narvekar, Chief Minister of Goa,
retaliates with fury. He fixes her up with the scion of a wealthy
mining family, and sets the wedding date.
Rebellious and resourceful, Aditi tries to stay one step ahead of
her wily parent. Along the way, she encounters the supercilious—
but sexy—Raj Dias, an activist who fights for a clean-and-green
Goa. Although he dismisses Aditi as her father’s daughter, she’s
determined to prove him wrong.
Goa becomes an epic battleground where the clean brigade takes
on dirty politics. Aditi must confront her own father, but will Raj
support her cause?
The Strongman’s Daughter is a nail-biting saga of a young girl’s clash
against her father, in a battle of love, money-lust, and longing!
forward the legacy of her corrupt politician father, all hell breaks
loose. The mighty Vithalrao Narvekar, Chief Minister of Goa,
retaliates with fury. He fixes her up with the scion of a wealthy
mining family, and sets the wedding date.
Rebellious and resourceful, Aditi tries to stay one step ahead of
her wily parent. Along the way, she encounters the supercilious—
but sexy—Raj Dias, an activist who fights for a clean-and-green
Goa. Although he dismisses Aditi as her father’s daughter, she’s
determined to prove him wrong.
Goa becomes an epic battleground where the clean brigade takes
on dirty politics. Aditi must confront her own father, but will Raj
support her cause?
The Strongman’s Daughter is a nail-biting saga of a young girl’s clash
against her father, in a battle of love, money-lust, and longing!
224 pages, Paperback
Published August 1, 2016
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About the author
Madhuri Iyer
6 books20 followersI have studied O Levels from the London University and graduating in Applied Art from Sophia Polytech, Mumbai.
I have worked as an advertising copywriter for agencies in Mumbai, Dubai and Canada, including FCB Ulka, Lintas Lowe, Everest Saatchi, Clarion McCann, and Cossette Canada. My advertising career had spanned over two decades, culminating in a Creative Director job in Dubai. Presently, I consult for Induseye Inc, as a director.
In India, I have published work in the non-fiction category. I have written/edited the
4-WEEK COUNTDOWN DIET for Penguin India, with my own recipes and case studies, in collaboration with fitness expert Namita Jain. I have also edited fitness books for the Times of India Group, including a children’s fitness book and a home exercise instruction manual.
In the fiction genre I have written a novella, Pink Champagne, for Indireads, an online imprint. Manhattan Mango is my second work of fiction for the Indian and diaspora market.
I have worked as an advertising copywriter for agencies in Mumbai, Dubai and Canada, including FCB Ulka, Lintas Lowe, Everest Saatchi, Clarion McCann, and Cossette Canada. My advertising career had spanned over two decades, culminating in a Creative Director job in Dubai. Presently, I consult for Induseye Inc, as a director.
In India, I have published work in the non-fiction category. I have written/edited the
4-WEEK COUNTDOWN DIET for Penguin India, with my own recipes and case studies, in collaboration with fitness expert Namita Jain. I have also edited fitness books for the Times of India Group, including a children’s fitness book and a home exercise instruction manual.
In the fiction genre I have written a novella, Pink Champagne, for Indireads, an online imprint. Manhattan Mango is my second work of fiction for the Indian and diaspora market.
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September 10, 2018
I picked up this book because of it's interesting and unique title "The Strongman's Daughter".
Talking about the plot, this book revolves around twenty-one years old Aditi Narvekar. After completing her studies from New York based college, she came back India. Her father Vithalrao Narvekar was the Chief Minister of Goa. Vithalrao Narvekar was a very manipulative politician and father. He gave Aditi two choices whether to carry on his legacy and became a politician or to get married. Aditi wanted neither of it. So her father was forcing her to get married. Along the way, she encountered supercilious and sexy Raj Dias, an activist who fights for clean and green Goa. He helped her ran her own marriage. At the end, Aditi confronted her own father & fall in love with Raj Dias.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the book. While reading the book, I felt like I was reading some sort of Bollywood script. I don't enjoy Bollywood that much, so maybe I liked the book less. But if you enjoy Bollywood than this book would be a definitely a good pick for you.
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Talking about the plot, this book revolves around twenty-one years old Aditi Narvekar. After completing her studies from New York based college, she came back India. Her father Vithalrao Narvekar was the Chief Minister of Goa. Vithalrao Narvekar was a very manipulative politician and father. He gave Aditi two choices whether to carry on his legacy and became a politician or to get married. Aditi wanted neither of it. So her father was forcing her to get married. Along the way, she encountered supercilious and sexy Raj Dias, an activist who fights for clean and green Goa. He helped her ran her own marriage. At the end, Aditi confronted her own father & fall in love with Raj Dias.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the book. While reading the book, I felt like I was reading some sort of Bollywood script. I don't enjoy Bollywood that much, so maybe I liked the book less. But if you enjoy Bollywood than this book would be a definitely a good pick for you.
Detailed Review Link - http://chevusread.blogspot.in/2017/10...
December 15, 2016
This book has an very interesting story line is badly executed. I felt like I am reading some sort of Bollywood script and the events happening in the books seems like they can't be happening in the real world.
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December 26, 2016
Stunning.. No words.. Awesome story and characters.. Detailed review will be posted by my husband.
October 19, 2016
One word for the book - Amazing
4.5 Stars out of 5 from me to this amazing piece of writing.
This book was sent to me by the publishing house as I won this book in the Goodreads Giveaways. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I deliberately had to slow down the speed of my reading because I didn't want it to finish it fast as I was enjoying it to my core. The author had done a very very nice job of keeping me glued to the book till the end.
Some of the Strongest points of the book were :
1. I liked how the author had used uncanny real life political references in the novel. Be it the politicians from way back or to the recent happenings in JNU, the references are like a cherry on the cake.
2. The story clearly depicts the cliched approach of people, specially parents to pass on the so called legacy to their kids even if they are not ready for it. Would forcing them to do something they don't want to in any way preserve your legacy? The question is very well answered in the novel.
3. In reference to the previous point, comes this one. Again an another cliched institution of "Marriage". Disobey your parents, they will get you married. Means seriously? Even if the girl (In reference to Aditi - the protagonist in the Novel ) is freaking 21 years old? It's definitely the choice of the individual rather than a conglomerated decision. Perfectly exhibited in the novel.
4. The pace of the story was perfect. It was not too fast, not to slow. Moreover, the novel has been very elegantly written.
Somewhere I felt that the novel felt short because of these points :
1. At the very start of the Novel, the antagonist Vithalrao Narvekar , in my view, was portrayed like a fool. I might be wrong as it depends upon every person's opinion, but I felt that he had no maturity in him, despite being the CM of Goa. But later he grows to be one of the strongest characters in the story.
2. The end of the novel was not as strong as the rest of the story. The plot elevated at such a strong point, that the end felt a bit weak as compared to other parts of the plot.
I guess the weak points might be a bit of Nit Picking, but the novel was fantastic. I enjoyed reading every page of it. The never ending surprise element followed up till the end of the novel and I liked it very much. Definitely a must read. I would definitely like to read more of her novels.
4.5 Stars out of 5 from me to this amazing piece of writing.
This book was sent to me by the publishing house as I won this book in the Goodreads Giveaways. I started reading it and couldn't put it down. I deliberately had to slow down the speed of my reading because I didn't want it to finish it fast as I was enjoying it to my core. The author had done a very very nice job of keeping me glued to the book till the end.
Some of the Strongest points of the book were :
1. I liked how the author had used uncanny real life political references in the novel. Be it the politicians from way back or to the recent happenings in JNU, the references are like a cherry on the cake.
2. The story clearly depicts the cliched approach of people, specially parents to pass on the so called legacy to their kids even if they are not ready for it. Would forcing them to do something they don't want to in any way preserve your legacy? The question is very well answered in the novel.
3. In reference to the previous point, comes this one. Again an another cliched institution of "Marriage". Disobey your parents, they will get you married. Means seriously? Even if the girl (In reference to Aditi - the protagonist in the Novel ) is freaking 21 years old? It's definitely the choice of the individual rather than a conglomerated decision. Perfectly exhibited in the novel.
4. The pace of the story was perfect. It was not too fast, not to slow. Moreover, the novel has been very elegantly written.
Somewhere I felt that the novel felt short because of these points :
1. At the very start of the Novel, the antagonist Vithalrao Narvekar , in my view, was portrayed like a fool. I might be wrong as it depends upon every person's opinion, but I felt that he had no maturity in him, despite being the CM of Goa. But later he grows to be one of the strongest characters in the story.
2. The end of the novel was not as strong as the rest of the story. The plot elevated at such a strong point, that the end felt a bit weak as compared to other parts of the plot.
I guess the weak points might be a bit of Nit Picking, but the novel was fantastic. I enjoyed reading every page of it. The never ending surprise element followed up till the end of the novel and I liked it very much. Definitely a must read. I would definitely like to read more of her novels.
January 5, 2017
After a long time, I picked up a novel to read as my examination got over. I am highly satisfied with my choice for the book I picked to get back to reading. The book is written by Ms. Madhuri Iyer named "The Strongman's Daughter". I had liked the first book written by her very much named "Manhattan Mango". And I don't even remember to how many friends I have already recommended it. I had lots of expectations with the authoress and I can happily claim that this is another good book written by her with so many emotions, twists and turns that you are always excited to know what is going to happen next in the life of the protagonist, Aditi Narvekar.
There are few writers who write only about the rich society just like how Zoya Akhtar always create movies for the same class of people. Both the sisters, Anita Shirodkar and Madhuri Iyer are also doing the same in the field of literature. Haha! This book is about the relationship between the father and the daughter. Father is the CM of Goa who is the most powerful man in the area. He have already decided that his daughter is going to be the successor in politics for him. But as usual, the daughter doesn't want to get into politics but some situations lead her to join hands with her father's biggest rival and the story unfolds just like a Bollywood movie.
The premise of the story could have made this book sound unrealistic and over the imagination kind of content but fortunately, authoress haven't written a single scene which felt like an unwanted addition or exaggerated formation of the situation. The characterizations are perfect and you can think from everyone's point of view. The way Aditi is fighting for herself; the way Maithili have given herself totally to the CM without thinking that he is her best friend's father; the way Raj Dias enters the story and becomes a great part of it; the little cameos of Steve and Sonam; and the big ego of Mr. CM etc- every character have played a part which will make you remember their names even after weeks of reading the book.
Overall, author have done justice to this saga of a young girl's clash against her father. The book is a perfect page-turner. I liked reading about what might happen behind the closed door of such rich families. What more does this person needs who likes to know the internal matters of every household? Haha! I give the book 4 stars out of 5.
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January 6, 2017
This book focuses on the lack of choices that a girl has if she decides to go against her parents wishes, emphasizing that even a Chief Minister’s daughter could be a prisoner in her own home in modern India.
This aspect of a girl’s powerlessness is very nicely brought out. The romance is a little weak, but the rest of the story more than makes up for it.
Overall, I liked this book very much and finished it off within a couple of sittings.
If you are looking for something a little more serious-minded than your average chick-lit book, you will like this one very much indeed.
Detailed review up on the blog: http://nishitak.com/2017/01/06/the-st...
This aspect of a girl’s powerlessness is very nicely brought out. The romance is a little weak, but the rest of the story more than makes up for it.
Overall, I liked this book very much and finished it off within a couple of sittings.
If you are looking for something a little more serious-minded than your average chick-lit book, you will like this one very much indeed.
Detailed review up on the blog: http://nishitak.com/2017/01/06/the-st...
December 17, 2016
An average read at the most.
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