Thicker Than Blood  (English, Paperback, Ghosh Munmun)

“There is an exciting start to the book which makes you eager to find out what will happen next. And then it’s hard to keep it down. I’d call it a must-read-at-a-stretch novel. I could barely take a break. What I really like about the book apart from its engaging story and the echoes I found with my own life, is that it projects different ideologies of living. And the ending is really satisfying. I had liked the author’s previous work Unhooked, but this one is more gripping. And also the scen...

A delightful book on human emotions, where having crossed the threshold of marriage, the next milestone is parenthood and when that joy is eluding, the whole world can come a crashing. Munmum Ghosh has brought alive every emotion through the array of charcters she has portrayed. Her research is thorough and her characters come alive with their interactions with the reader. A very very interesting read of human minds.

It’s not just a story of a woman’s struggle to conceive , “Thicker than blood” with lot of sensitivity and emotions discusses the subject of adoption , something our society too much obsessed with blood relations would consider as last option for a woman in particular struggling to prove her womanhood.
Mayuri an urban upper class woman in Mumbai goes through all tiring treatments , does all kinds of prayers and pujas to become a mother , several ups and downs in the process shake her faith b...