Summer of Then by Rupleena Bose
Book: Summer of Then Author: Rupleena Bose Genre: Coming-of-Age, Novel Published By: Penguin in May 2024 Page Count: 360 Book Review: Summer of Then by Rupleena Bose is a debut novel that strikes up your reading pose in just a few pages and lets you switch only after you finish it. Reading this book felt like a cool breeze, that makes you shiver enough to make the hair of your arms bristle but not cold enough for you to wrap yourself in a blanket. Rupleena has exceptionally written about the dilemma, guilt, shame, and hope a young woman in her late twenties experiences. The constant urge to settle down on one path yet constantly negotiating between family, career, and marriage, all the while being in search of her individuality. "I understand that everyone allots pain to a woman's destiny. It was like women doing their time. It made women ruthless about the ones living without pain." This coming-of-age novel set in India of 2010, revolves around a twenty-six-year-old woma...