The Unsolved Case of an Indian Woman | Book Review

The Unsolved Case of an Indian Woman

Author: Puneeth JH

Pages: 117

 

‘The Unsolved Case of an Indian Woman’ by Puneeth JH is a story that revolves around three characters Ms. Tandel, Sneha and Meenu and how each of them come to be a part of one single story. The book starts with the story of Ms. Tandel who is a lawyer by profession and is receiving death threats from some unknown person. She is suffering from stress and is visiting a psychiatrist named Dr. Yogi Patel who is treating her. Then we have Sneha who lives with her sister Manogna and her brother – in – law. Sneha’s sister is having a tough time in her marriage all because she doubts her husband secretly admiring Sneha. She is constantly behind Sneha getting married to a person named Prashanth who is drunkard and the only thing on his mind is to pester his parents for money so that he can drink more and of course marrying Sneha. Talking about Meenu she is the youngest member of the family who once used to live with her grandmother. But one day unfortunately her grandmother leaves her and she has no other option but to go back to her family who is unknown to her except for her father who visits her sometimes. But the biggest question is how come Ms. Tandel’s, Sneha’s and Meenu’s stories are interconnected? To know more read ‘The Unsolved Case of an Indian Woman’

My Thoughts:

                I liked how the author has put forward the stories of three different characters and how their stories are later on interlinked to each other is very interesting. What I really like about this book is that the author has dealt with some serious social issues that we get to see today’s society which shows us how people’s thought process really works when they are committing to a particular crime or even in domestic life when there are trust issues between couples.

                The characters are well developed and realistic. I really liked the character of Ms. Tandel who is bravely dealing with the criminals and is against corruption and is also fighting against women harassment. There comes a time when the readers will be forced to think what is real and what is illusion in the case of Ms. Tandel but things start becoming clearer as reach further in the book.

                Language is simple and lucid and the narration is nicely done. I also liked the fact that the author has given us a brief tour and the culture of Daman where Meenu’s mother tells us how they earlier used to celebrate a festival wherein they used to stop fishing and everyone used to start farming to be with their family.

                The book cover is really interesting and will surely make the readers curious to know about the story. The title of the book is also apt to the plot.

                Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book and would surely recommend it to people who love reading psychological thrillers.

Rating: 4/5