Second Thoughts

Maya is pretty young and eager to escape her middleclass home. Ranjan is handsome driven well born and wealthy. Their arranged marriage seems a match made in heaven until Maya discovers that underneath her husband's charming facade lies a cold-hearted rigidly conservative monster. As the young woman struggles with her marriage she meets and finds solace in Nikhil her charming college-going neighbour. Soon the stage is set for an explosive tale of love and betrayal. About the Author Shobhaa De voted by Reader's Digest as one of 'India's Most Trusted People' and one of the '50 Most Powerful Women in India'by Daily News and Analysis is one of India's higest-selling authors and a popular social commentator. Her works comprising both fiction and non-fiction have been featured in comparative literature courses at universities abroad and in India. Her writing has been transalated into many languages as well as French GermanHungarian Italian Korean Portuguese Russian Spanish and Turkish. She lives in Mumbai with her husband and six children.