Breaking Free

About the Book:Breaking Free: A Novella & Other Stories is a collection of forty micro-fiction and short stories portraying different aspects of life crafted from everyday happenings. Breaking Free dives into the depths of a patriarchal society that turns a blind eye to sexism that is all pervasive. A disillusioned and embittered protagonist meets a determined suitor. Can he accept her reality? Can she break free and come into her own?Vacations are on everyone’s bucket list but they often don’t turn out quite as one expects. This theme is explored in a few shorts - Holidays! The Perfect Getaway The Last Fling and The Vacation. Other shorts - The Murderer Yesterday Once More Of Men and Monsters Brothers in Arms - explore the theme of love and betrayal be it lovers parents or siblings. My Prickly Pear is the story of a mother’s tussle between her children and her dreams. Now that they are grown up can she fly the nest? The Scent of Love is an office romance between an unlikely pair the quintessential office babu Dayaram and the soon-to-be married Bela. Unversed in matters of the heart he watches in helpless despair as her marriage is fixed. Will Bela be able to shake him out of his stupor or will he let her go? These stories on characters that are drawn from life will make you gasp warm your heart or just make you laugh out loud.About the Author:Dr Mohua Maulik nee Ghosal has taken a long convoluted path to arrive at her life’s purpose – to tell stories. She holds a Doctorate degree in Pharmacology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi. While over the course of her career spanning nearly 3 decades she has authored many scientific articles and worked as a scientific editor this is her first foray into the world of fiction. Her writing was sparked by a television serial.