Yashodhara is 23 years old. She is
childish and throws tantrums most of the time. She is a graduate from IIM and
is totally focused on her career.
Vijay is 30 years old. He is an
Engineer from IIT. His modest upbringing has rendered him as a very
caring and matured person. He speaks his mind and is never diplomatic.
The two people meet... Date... Fall
in love... And get married in spite of the differences... Yes! Differences....
Differences in age... Characteristics... Upbringing... Backgrounds... And what
not!
Just
Married Please Excuse
by Yashodhara Lal is a story of two
people who get spliced despite being complete opposites. As they say, opposites
get attracted and marriage follows. What happens after that forms the major
part of the story.
Thus
evolves story about the couples’ take on routine matters of life. From the
home's décor to the upbringing of their little one, Anoushka, who is lovingly
called as ‘Peanut’ throughout the narrative.
I liked the characterization of
the protagonist’s parents. Vijay’s parents take pride in their daughter-in-law’s
academic achievements. They don’t complain about the fact that she lacks the
skills of a good home-maker. Though they belong to a very orthodox background,
their thinking is shown as progressive. A rather true representation of modern
day career-oriented women and the way in-laws have started seeing things.
On the other hand, Yashodhara’s
mother comes across as more chilled out. She drinks beer with her son-in-law
and enjoys her freedom.
The book also puts across an
important lesson that needs to be followed for a successful marriage and
‘happily ever after’…. The lesson, being, to adjust! The couple need to accept
each other as they are…Expect no changes… Instead they should learn to adapt to
their new roles and each other, of course!
In short, the book can be
completed in a single sitting and the narrative helps you to envision each
situation. It is recommendable for light reading. It portrays the
transformation of a young couple who fall in love… get married… It also takes
us through their life since parenthood…
If you are married, I bet you will be able to relate
to the situations. If you are not, thinking that the institution of marriage is
not as bad as it sounds!
hehe very nice review :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Coral :)
DeleteThanks for the review, much appreciate :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Yashodhara. The book was really awesome!
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ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Yashodhara. I just now completed reading the book and it was really good!
DeleteKeep writing!