Hello to my lovely Blogger readers. I am back after a very long time. So sorry for that but I am so stuck up in work that I don't have much time to post on this site. But, I still try to bring new book reviews and travelogues for all of you as and when I get the time.
So, today I am free that's why thought that I should share a book review first and then a new travelogue with all of you. The book I had finished before my trip but the review was yet to be written. So, let's not delay any longer and get straight to the review.
The book that I am going to review today is titled 'All the Lived We Never Lived' by Anuradha Roy.
So, this book is the story of Myshkin Chand Rozario and his childhood. The novel starts with a prologue in which it has already been revealed that Myshkin's mother, Gayatri has left the family in Uttarakhand and gone away with a foreigner to Bali.
Myshkin then starts recounting all the childhood experiences, good and bad, to the readers. He even tells about his father and grandfather who brought him up after his mother left them all.
Myshkin becomes a horticulturist by profession when he grows up but his father detests his profession. His grandfather loves Myshkin very much and brings him up with much love and care.
He also tells the story of India which is on the verge of gaining Independence from British rule. Myshkin recounts all the movements and struggles that start from 1942 till 1947. These descriptions are so vivid that the reader will feel that he/she is in the novel and living those moments.
The scenes and scenery of both India and Bali as described by Myshkin are so wonderfully written by Roy that one will really feel peace and calm after reading the chapters.
The novel also mentions Rabindranath Tagore whom Gayatri meets aboard a ship with her father and forms a small but beautiful friendship. After this meeting, she decides to join Shantiniketan to learn painting.
Gayatri is already a very accomplished painter but she wants to become famous for her work. That's why she runs away to Bali along with Walter Spies and Beryl de Zoete to make and sell her paintings so that she can make some money and bring Myshkin to her to Bali.
Myshkin feels both sad and angry at his mother for leaving the family so suddenly one day. But, now he just has memories that he recounts and tells the readers.
I loved reading this novel as it transported me back to India's independence struggle and I also enjoyed the scenes and scenery of Uttarakhand and Bali.
But, even I feel that Gayatri should not have left her family so suddenly but it was her strong passion to become a world-famous painter that took her back to Bali after so many years.
Sometimes your passions are just so strong that you cannot help but just go after them. That's exactly what Gayatri did. Her desire and passion to paint were so strong that she did not care for the repercussions this will bring upon her family.
Overall, the book is a very good read and must be read at least once by everyone. And especially those who enjoy novels related to nature. I am sure that you will love reading this novel as much as I did.
So, go ahead and read all of Myshkin's story by getting your own copies of the novel. I am now going to share the links from where you can buy this awesome novel.
Link for All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy (India):
Link for All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy (Foreign):
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