BOOK NAME : WAKE UP, GIRL !
AUTHOR : NIHARIKA JINDAL
LITERARY AGENCY : THE BOOK BAKERS
PUBLISHER : BLOOMSBURY INDIA
BLURB :
You know your mother has always been very clear about getting you married at the right age, and now that you’re back, she wants to get the job done.
Naina is back from the US. After four years of living on her own. A natural rebel, she has had some fairly life-altering experiences which Mum and Dad would not approve of at all if they get to know. But will her spirit and her stand be enough to fight the forces of parental pressure and heckling aunties baying for her nuptials?
Back in the bosom of her conservative family, Naina cannot even begin to imagine the turn her life is going to take. It’s wedding season, ad she must now be married. Because every self-respecting upper-middle-class family in India does that, right? Marriage at the ‘right age’ to the ‘right family’…whether she likes it or not.
Naina’s worst nightmares are about to come true. What hits her within a week of being at home completely changes her world and her life as she embarks on a journey that will define her and provide her an education that only life can.
Ayaan, Rohan, Akshay, Shiven. Who will it be? Will she even have a shot at romance, being with someone she loves, irrespective of his caste, respectability or bank balance? She will have to summon all the chutzpah within to fight for herself. For her notions of love and living.
Will she succeed? Like a chrysalis unfolding, will Naina, too, emerge with her wings unscathed?
MY REVIEW :
"Wake up, girl!" by Niharika Jindal is a book that will inspire you. The blurb of the book makes it clear that it tells the story of the main protagonist, Naina's struggle. The title of the book is perfect as it encourages girls to wake up before it's too late. I also liked the beautifully designed cover that does full justice to the novel.
The book begins with Naina's struggle in Boston. Belonging to a typical Indian family, Naina finds living in Boston in her initial days there, very difficult. While she was returning to India for her holidays, she meets Ayaan, her mentor, at the airport and develops a friendly bond with him that later turns into a relationship. But one day, when Ayaan hears Naina talking with her mother over the phone, he decides to leave her. Naina, under family pressure, is now obliged to meet boys of her parents' choice, forcing her to abandon the dreams she had for herself. This causes great turmoil in her life.
I recommend this book to everyone, irrespective of age groups. The language of the book is lucid, and the characterisations and narrative brilliant.
I loved reading 'Wake up, girl!'
ABOUT THE AUTHOR :
Niharika Jindal is a 26-year-old writer from Ahmedabad. After spending four years studying Psychology in Claremont McKenna College, California, she returned to India clueless about her next step. She started with a few stints in HR, during which she met her husband on an arranged coffee date, and it was love at first sight.
After many drives and dinner dates, Niharika is happily married. However, her fairy-tale was cut short when she developed a chronic back condition – which she has been battling ever since. Constantly pestered by family and friends to do something in order to take her mind off the pain, Niharika’s saving grace came in the form of reading, her favorite childhood pastime. She decided to give writing a shot. Penning Wake up, girl! has been the most pleasurable experience, and made her realize her true passion in life!
In her free time, Niharika can be found reading, listening to romantic songs, having cold coffee, shopping online, catching up with old friends, doing physiotherapy, and watching TV shows on repeat with her husband.
RATING : 5/5
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