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A review by whatshruyireads
Rebirth by Jahnavi Barua
4.0
This gem of a book is the author's debut novel and only sad that I didn't pick it up sooner. (minor spoilers)
The story of an expectant mother Kaberi who converses with her unborn child about her childhood, her best friend back in Assam, her marriage to the most annoyingly unfaithful man and how she's looking forward to this child being born. How her whole life is coming down to this one beautiful moment and she has a lot of hopes for herself and her child.
The story moves back and forth between Assam and Bangalore. The air of melancholy in Kaberi's house is so well described and put that I could sense it. The emotions of an expectant mother in turmoil is heartbreaking at points but she oscillates between moments of hope and despair. You see how she carves her way out for a better tomorrow as she shuts the door and goes towards the hospital for her own delivery.
It is a book worth going back to on a day where you'd definitely want to find the light at the end of your despair tunnel. I absolutely love Jahnavi Barua's writing and look forward to more books from her in the future.
The story of an expectant mother Kaberi who converses with her unborn child about her childhood, her best friend back in Assam, her marriage to the most annoyingly unfaithful man and how she's looking forward to this child being born. How her whole life is coming down to this one beautiful moment and she has a lot of hopes for herself and her child.
The story moves back and forth between Assam and Bangalore. The air of melancholy in Kaberi's house is so well described and put that I could sense it. The emotions of an expectant mother in turmoil is heartbreaking at points but she oscillates between moments of hope and despair. You see how she carves her way out for a better tomorrow as she shuts the door and goes towards the hospital for her own delivery.
It is a book worth going back to on a day where you'd definitely want to find the light at the end of your despair tunnel. I absolutely love Jahnavi Barua's writing and look forward to more books from her in the future.