The Storytellers Secret

Posted on 25 June 2018 by Sejal Badani

From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family s past.Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture But it is Ravi her grandmother s former servant and trusted confidant who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya s pioneering grandmother during the British occupation Through her courageous grandmother s arrestingly romantic and heart wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible. Best Read [ The Storytellers Secret ] Author [ Sejal Badani ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr This is the book of the summer for me I felt like i was right there in India with Jaya I had to read this book in one day Now i have to find a book that comes up to its excellence Wonderful story, written sooooo well.August s First Reads selection2018This was my choice for this month s freeprime book and I was very disappointed If you know nothing about India or Indian culture and you don t mind a very predictable book with few twists or turns, then I m sure it s an acceptable novel If you do know even the basics about India then you ll soon spot it s a bit of a mess.Jaya lives in America and decides to take a trip to India after suffering her third misc...GratitudeThere so much good to say in even a short review of this wonderful book To an American woman in the 21st century, it s educational, even revelatory Like Jaya herself, I take largely for granted my freedom to achieve and be whom I desire to be This story teaches me what Jaya learned my freedoms as a woman are not availa...Thought provoking and involving.The plot of this story was predictable in the sense that one could tell where it was likely to lead as one learnedof the lives of the characters in it Somehow this didn t seem to matter, in fact it seemed to confirm the authenticity of the story Yes, it was a bit far fetched and yes even almost melodramatic but the sense of place felt very real to someone who has never considered visiting In...Encompassing several generations of tradition, changing cultures and history, the characters are well drawn so we can see their lives through their eyes Touching deeply on the heartbreak of infertility, the heartbreak of growing up in a loveless home, the heartbreak of having no good choices, and the heartbreak of living with the results of decisions made, this story pulls you in and doesn t let you go until the last word on the last page Buy it, read it, blow your nose and wipe your tears , Encompassing several generations of tradition, changing cultures and history, the characters are well drawn so we can see their lives through their eyes Touching deeply on the...Better than expectedNot something I would normally read, picked from the first reads fromI was pleasantly surprised it s full of culture, emotions and joy The characters were fleshed out well and likeable I also liked the fact that when flipping between time zones and stories, it wasn t chapter to chapter but a lump of chapters before moving on I felt this really allowed me to stay on track with the book and not get confused Overall a good insight to things we take for granted nowad Better than expectedNot something I would normally read, picked from the first reads fromI was pleasant...Loved this book A journey to another country, filled with meaningful lessons about life, happiness, and being grateful for what we have regardless of circumstances I felt truly transported into the story A must readWhat a beautiful and wrenching story This book explores loss, love, motherhood, the mother daughter bond, and how our choices echo through generations Badani s writing flows, and I couldn t put this book down.An enthralling storyA memorable tale of a search for meaning.On learning of her mother s receiving a letter from India, Jaya journeys there Even as she learns about modern India, she hears the remarkable story of her grandmother s life from Ravi, a most uncommon man.

English
25 June 2018

Sejal Badani