Women And Their World: Tales of love, loss, and survival

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About the book

Women & their world: Tales of love, loss, and survival… is a promising collection of seven short stories that attempts to showcase varied answers to the question: What is it like to be a woman in this world?
Even though no two episodes are the same, the book brilliantly weaves together the multiple stages of a woman’s life and the diverse roles she plays in it through a common thread. Sometimes the girl next door. Sometimes a devoted and overworked mother. She could also be a doting grandmother or just another woman wanting to explore the world on her own. And sometimes, she could be a woman trying to unchain herself from the clutches of a tumultuous past, exploring the meaning of freedom in a supposedly free world.
These stories stem from the lives of the Indian middle class, delightfully capturing the essence of being a woman. Inside, you will find ordinary women attempting extraordinary decisions despite the odds. The stakes are high; you may find a few battling with all their might. Witness their journey. See them win. See them lose. Because not every woman has a happy story to tell. Some struggle all their life and yet, never find peace till the last breath. Some stories are destined to haunt.
You may think you know them. But do you really? Sometimes, what is apparent may not be the truth and what is true may not be apparent.

About the author

Varunika Rajput is the author of the book THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION published in 2022. She has also co-authored an anthology PURRFECT SURPRISE published in the year 2021 by the literary platform WRITEFLUENCE. She loves to blog and frequently pens her thoughts on her personal blogging site by the name of THE LOTUS FLOWER DIARY. She is also a popular blogger on the renowned platform of MOMSPRESSO and has earned herself a special spot there, through her simple and soulful write-ups.
Born and brought up in the quaint and picturesque town of Nainital, she has had a splendid and blissful childhood playing under the shade of Deodar and Pine trees and frolicking around the lake. That part of her childhood always finds a place in her stories.
Varunika holds a degree in Agriculture and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management. She bid adieu to corporate life early in her career and chose the field of education. She has worked closely with several educational institutions both as a management faculty and a communication and life skills trainer.
It is Motherhood, however, which taught her the most. While she chases her kids like a phantom mother throughout the week, she enjoys her weekend in the company of a good book, her camaraderie with a pen, and the smell of freshly baked cakes in her oven.
Varunika lives in the city of Mumbai with her two gregarious girls and her husband, happily juggling all the roles of a mother, wife, and writer.