Book Review 6
Name Of The Book : Those Pricey Thakur Girls
Author : Anuja Chauhan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Year : 2013
Category : Fiction
Review:
In a sprawling bungalow on New Delhi's posh Hailey Road, Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife Mamta spend their days watching anxiously over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters. Anjini, married but an incorrigible flirt; Binodini, very worried about her children's share in the family property; Chandrakanta, who eloped with a foreigner on the eve of her wedding; Eshwari, who is just a little too popular at Modern School, Barakhamba Road; and the Judge's favourite (though fathers shouldn't have favourites): the quietly fiery Debjani, champion of all the stray animals on Hailey Road, who reads the English news on DD and clashes constantly with crusading journalist Dylan Singh Shekhawat, he of shining professional credentials but tarnished personal reputation, crushingly dismissive of her state-sponsored propaganda, but always seeking her out with half-sarcastic, half-intrigued dark eyes.
This is the first book by Anuja Chauhan that I am encountering. She is a hilarious author of popular fiction. This book is mostly like a Bollywood romcom which you know would have a happily ever after but it still keeps you hooked. It is a chick lit which is good for a light holiday read at the beach. The manner in which she brings the various characters and weaves the plot is highly amusing. There is never an opportunity to be bored; specially the way she plays with the words to make it funny as well as entertaining. I would definitely recommend 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls'.
Rating : 3.9/5
Name Of The Book : Those Pricey Thakur Girls
Author : Anuja Chauhan
Publisher : Harper Collins
Year : 2013
Category : Fiction
Review:
In a sprawling bungalow on New Delhi's posh Hailey Road, Justice Laxmi Narayan Thakur and his wife Mamta spend their days watching anxiously over their five beautiful (but troublesome) alphabetically named daughters. Anjini, married but an incorrigible flirt; Binodini, very worried about her children's share in the family property; Chandrakanta, who eloped with a foreigner on the eve of her wedding; Eshwari, who is just a little too popular at Modern School, Barakhamba Road; and the Judge's favourite (though fathers shouldn't have favourites): the quietly fiery Debjani, champion of all the stray animals on Hailey Road, who reads the English news on DD and clashes constantly with crusading journalist Dylan Singh Shekhawat, he of shining professional credentials but tarnished personal reputation, crushingly dismissive of her state-sponsored propaganda, but always seeking her out with half-sarcastic, half-intrigued dark eyes.
This is the first book by Anuja Chauhan that I am encountering. She is a hilarious author of popular fiction. This book is mostly like a Bollywood romcom which you know would have a happily ever after but it still keeps you hooked. It is a chick lit which is good for a light holiday read at the beach. The manner in which she brings the various characters and weaves the plot is highly amusing. There is never an opportunity to be bored; specially the way she plays with the words to make it funny as well as entertaining. I would definitely recommend 'Those Pricey Thakur Girls'.
Rating : 3.9/5