Title: Hidden Husband
Author: Shikha Kaul
ISBN: 9384382078
Blurb:
Aisha is trapped in her own secret which makes her life hell. Her love for Raghav is true. But hailing from two very different cultures is the basis of their continued friction. Aisha is a Punjabi girl from Gurgaon and Raghav a Bihari from Ranchi. Raghav's family will certainly not accept a girl from outside their community. And yet, he continues giving her false hopes through his efforts and promises. And then they take a step which entangles her life further. Will she manage to come out of this quandary or must she continue to live in her self-created web? Explore her journey that makes her realise the atrocities being committed on women in the Indian society and the tough decisions she must take, keeping her most loved ones oblivious to everything happening in her life.
Author: Shikha Kaul
ISBN: 9384382078
Blurb:
Aisha is trapped in her own secret which makes her life hell. Her love for Raghav is true. But hailing from two very different cultures is the basis of their continued friction. Aisha is a Punjabi girl from Gurgaon and Raghav a Bihari from Ranchi. Raghav's family will certainly not accept a girl from outside their community. And yet, he continues giving her false hopes through his efforts and promises. And then they take a step which entangles her life further. Will she manage to come out of this quandary or must she continue to live in her self-created web? Explore her journey that makes her realise the atrocities being committed on women in the Indian society and the tough decisions she must take, keeping her most loved ones oblivious to everything happening in her life.
My Take:
This is one of the best books by an Indian author I've come across recently. Aisha & Raghav fall in love and decide to get married, but there is a hurdle - their different backgrounds. Deviating from that fairy tale notion of love stories, Shikha Kaul presents to us, in Hidden Husband, a real life mishap in romance in a society which prefers caste, religion, and regional association over love in a marriage.The story onwards is nothing less than a thriller. It will captivate you from the first page itself, and hold you so till the last word. And it isn't just a love story; throughout the novel, the author has addressed the need to put an end to many social norms, that are irrelevant in our tines. Simple presentation. Profound narration. Thoroughly beautiful....
Recommendation:
If you are fed up of all these college romances that flood the market, stop looking further and read this one... Highly recommended.
Rating:
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Style: 4/5
Editing: 4/5
Climax: 4/5
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