Second Thoughts (Shobhaa De novel)

Second Thoughts is a novel by Shobhaa De.

Second Thoughts
AuthorShobha De
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherPenguin Books
Publication date
1996
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages296
ISBN0-14-025567-2
OCLC35152014
823 21
LC ClassPR9499.3.D4 S43 1996
Preceded bySmall Betrayals 
Followed bySelective Memory 

Synopsis

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Second Thoughts is a love story about Maya, a pretty girl who is eager to escape her dull, middle-class home in Calcutta for the glamour of Mumbai, where she moves after marriage to Ranjan, a handsome, ambitious man who has an American university degree and a wealthy family background.

Maya is determined to be the ideal wife, but finds herself trapped and stifled by the confines of her arranged marriage to a man who, she discovers, is rigidly conservative and completely indifferent to her desires. She begins to experience great loneliness in suburban Mumbai.[1]

She strikes up a friendship with Nikhil, her charming, college-going neighbor, leading to love and betrayal.

References

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  1. ^ Bobb, Dilip (15 March 1996). "Book review: Shobha De's 'Second Thoughts'". India Today. Retrieved 11 August 2018.