31 Miles: Can We Ever Win Against Ourselves?
is
the first novel by Vinita Bakshi. This book takes us on a journey of
void which most married women experience even after decades of happy
marriage with two kids.
The
core story follows the life of Mansa who is happily married to
Abhijeet for two decades. Mansa is depressed. This is when she comes
in contact with Rajan through online chat. Rajan showers her with
romantic poetries and shayaris. At times his words are full
of overt
advances, which Mansa disapproves of. But Mansa has begun to quiver.
She is looking forward to every chat with Rajan. She happens to go
with her husband on a trip abroad, Rajan is away just by 31 miles.
She is too eager to meet him.
After
being turned down by Rajan she is depressed. She turns to a Guruma
who helps her travel into another lifetime, where the seeds of her
incompleteness, her sorrow are hidden.
After
being turned down by Rajan she is depressed. She turns to a Guruma
who helps her travel into another lifetime, where the seeds of her
incompleteness, her sorrow are hidden.
In
her debut novel Ms. Bakshi comes with a believable
protagonist, though the online affair drags a too long. Also the past
life regression takes the novel into another plane. Unfortunately
this part doesn’t appear organic to the story and looks like a
patch. The author asks us to read the sequel to know the trials and
tribulations of the lead character in her next life. Well I am done
with her lifetime as Mansa and that is more than enough for me.
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