Book Review- Swallowing the Sun: A Novel by Lakshmi Puri
With its beautiful cover and an equally exquisite story, this book is the latest read, titled Swallowing the Sun. I got the chance to attend the book launch event (my first ever!!) of this book and briefly met the author, Lakshmi Puri. "Swallowing the Sun" is not the mythology story of Hanuman, who eats the sun, considering it the ladoo . This historical fiction is an imaginative, compelling tell about the epic feat of progressive thinking of a father, the saga of bold and beautiful girls woven into the fabric of India's fight for Independence, and the various social issues offering a gripping and authentic portrayal of the struggle and its impact on individuals and families. The story is majorly told through the eyes of its feisty young heroine, Malati. As a young girl, Malati fights and defeats the school bully at her village school in Maharashtra. From then onwards, backed by her progressive father, she and her sister Kamala push the boundaries constantly.