Ancient Promises by Jaishree Misra - Paperback
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Young and vulnerable, Janu gave up Arjun, her first love, to enter into an arranged marriage. Years later, she is miserable, having been gradually shut out by the coldness of her husbands family and his indifference to her and her daughters needs. Finally she flees to England to escape the loveless union but at what price to herself and those she loves? The moving story of one womans painful journey of self-discovery, Ancient Promises is about a marriage, a divorce, and motherhood. It is about why we love and lose, sometimes seeming to have little control over our destinies. Product Features: Binding: Paperback Language of Text: English Publication Year: 2000 Number of Pages: 320 ISBN: 9780140293593 Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 1.3 cm Review: Would recommend. - Got in perfect condition. Good quality pages. Amazing read. Review: Amazing Work!!!! - Title- Ancient Promises Author: Jaishree Misra Publisher: Penguin Books Genre: Romance,Disability. Pages: 309 Rating: 4/5 Jaishree Misra'a semi-autobiographical work, Ancient Promises narrates the teajectories in the life of the protagonist Janaki allies Janu.It raises some very important questions regarding the view of society towards womanhood and disability, as in a country like India both are viewed as 'other'. Disabled women are doubly marginalized as they are female and because of their disability which contradicts the parameters of normalcy. The Protagonist Janaki was forced into marriage by her parents when they come to know about their daughter's romantic relationship with Arjun, a Delhi boy. She was married to a Maraar family in Kerala. But here she finds no mental or emotional support from her husband and family members. But everything changes with the birth of her daughter Riya who is a mentally disabled child.Once Janaki didn't have any purpose worth fighting for, but now Riya becomes her strength and reason to fight against the pre-set ideas and norms of the society.She associates her inability to speak Malayalam with her daughter's lack of speech and together they form the subaltern. Soon she realized that all these pre-set notions are worthless and she has to fight for the rights of her daughter.This realization changes her into a completely different human being. I have really enjoyed reading it and recommend everyone to read it once. Happy Reading
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 78 Reviews |
A**I
Would recommend.
Got in perfect condition. Good quality pages. Amazing read.
A**S
Amazing Work!!!!
Title- Ancient Promises Author: Jaishree Misra Publisher: Penguin Books Genre: Romance,Disability. Pages: 309 Rating: 4/5 Jaishree Misra'a semi-autobiographical work, Ancient Promises narrates the teajectories in the life of the protagonist Janaki allies Janu.It raises some very important questions regarding the view of society towards womanhood and disability, as in a country like India both are viewed as 'other'. Disabled women are doubly marginalized as they are female and because of their disability which contradicts the parameters of normalcy. The Protagonist Janaki was forced into marriage by her parents when they come to know about their daughter's romantic relationship with Arjun, a Delhi boy. She was married to a Maraar family in Kerala. But here she finds no mental or emotional support from her husband and family members. But everything changes with the birth of her daughter Riya who is a mentally disabled child.Once Janaki didn't have any purpose worth fighting for, but now Riya becomes her strength and reason to fight against the pre-set ideas and norms of the society.She associates her inability to speak Malayalam with her daughter's lack of speech and together they form the subaltern. Soon she realized that all these pre-set notions are worthless and she has to fight for the rights of her daughter.This realization changes her into a completely different human being. I have really enjoyed reading it and recommend everyone to read it once. Happy Reading
V**J
Sends a strong message that a woman has the freedom to love and marry any man she wants
The plight of Janaki is portrayed in a touching way. The narrative is so powerful, we can actually visualise the scenes. Sends a strong message that a woman has the freedom to love and marry any man she wants, be respected and she shouldn't think about what the society will say as we are responsible for our lives.
G**H
Good quality and speedy delivery but the the book is very boring tho
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J**N
average
An ok book, but I felt I had read a lot of it before. If I hadnt been reading it for my bookgroup I wouldn't have finished it particularly as the first part contained too many comments along the lines of : if only I'd known how this would turn out .... which I find really irritating and not an encouragement to read on!!
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