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A review by bookmadjo
Professor Chandra Follows His Bliss by Rajeev Balasubramanyam
4.0
I was intrigued by the description of this book, and it really did not disappoint. Professor Chandrasekhar is tipped to win the Nobel prize for Economics again, and is disappointed when he fails to win it yet again. Following an accident which leads him to reassess his lonely life in England, he decides to pursue an opportunity in America, where his youngest daughter, his ex-wife and her husband live. His ex-wife's husband manages to manipulate the professor into agreeing to go to a Californian new age retreat, and the fun begins.
The dynamic of this story revolves around Professor Chandra and his three children, looking at the way he relates to his children, but also considering the pressure they each individually feel to live up to the success their father had achieved as one of the leading experts on economics in the world. Chandra assesses how he has acted as a father, and considers whether his behaviour as a parent was moulded by his own childhood, together with how his own parenting moulded his three children. The cover would suggest a light-hearted read, and although there is considerable humour throughout, particularly at the retreat, it is a deep and thoughtful book in which a learned septuagenarian looks back at his life, and looks forward to the things he can do differently. It was an enjoyable book, and I loved how my feelings towards Professor Chandra changed the more he begins to understand himself.
Thank you to Chatto & Windus for the opportunity to read and review this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The dynamic of this story revolves around Professor Chandra and his three children, looking at the way he relates to his children, but also considering the pressure they each individually feel to live up to the success their father had achieved as one of the leading experts on economics in the world. Chandra assesses how he has acted as a father, and considers whether his behaviour as a parent was moulded by his own childhood, together with how his own parenting moulded his three children. The cover would suggest a light-hearted read, and although there is considerable humour throughout, particularly at the retreat, it is a deep and thoughtful book in which a learned septuagenarian looks back at his life, and looks forward to the things he can do differently. It was an enjoyable book, and I loved how my feelings towards Professor Chandra changed the more he begins to understand himself.
Thank you to Chatto & Windus for the opportunity to read and review this book via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.