Sultry Days  (English, Paperback, De Shobha)

Nisha falls in love with God, who accepts her into his group. They seem to be handling their relationship quite well, but things start to deteriorate after a point.

Summary of the Book

Nisha, a vulnerable teenager, meets God in her college canteen and immediately falls in love with him. He is street smart, bearded and carried of the ragged look. God decides to take her into his group and as time goes, the two of them start having a passionate affair. In time, God gets into poetry and journalism, while Nisha finds a job in advertising. On one hand, their romance is intruded by court jesters, old men, party girls and pretty boys, and on the other, they are both doing extremely well in their careers. However, good things don’t come easy for too long and everything in their life starts going wrong.

About Shobhaa De

Shobhaa De is a well-known Indian novelist, writer and journalist. She was born in Mumbai in the year 1948. She completed her degree in Psychology from St. Xavier’s College in Mumbai, and started her career as a model, and later turned to journalism. Her books and newspaper columns are extremely famous. Her novels have been translated into several regional languages. Some of her works are even used as course materials in comparative literature studies in several Indian universities and elsewhere. She worked as an editor for Stardust, Celebrity, and Society. Some of her other notable works are Starry Nights, Strange Obsession, Small Betrayals, Selective Memory and Second Thoughts.