Book Review: A Well Behaved Woman and other stories by Shweta Thakur

‘A Well Behaved Woman and other stories’

By Shweta Thakur

Mind Melodies

ISBN 13: 978-93-5018-168-3

Any storywriter essentially tells stories which somehow connect with his/her environment. Therefore every great writer has presented a wonderful account of the society and its colors prevalent at his/her lifetime. Shweta Thakur is a young author; trained as a scientist she also worked in a modern workplace. In many ways her book of stories comments on the challenges, dynamics, and varieties present in the modern era, more than anything else. So we get to meet a librarian living in his own world, two young ladies competing fiercely in a competitive system in their own ways, an executive facing ‘mid-life crisis’, and so on. A story titled ‘The Untouchable’ talks about modern women and things like Facebook/Orkut instead of any racist topic. There are human aspects well represented too, like a story titled “Wife of a financial planner”.

As her maiden book, A Well Behaved Woman and Other Stories seems a good starting point. The stories are well developed. With nine stories on variety of topics, the book can connect with young readers very well. The book is also designed beautifully with a stunning cover page and well presented content. We can hope the author to go on her promising writing stint with more variety, depth and then, sky is the limit.

- Rahul