The Pleasure Seekers

A Novel
Author: Tishani Doshi
Subject: Fiction
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My rating: 3*



About the book:
This is the first novel of this author who describes herself as an 'Indian poet, novelist, author, journalist and dancer'. I received this as a free copy to review and was quite eager to start it and enjoy another slice of Indian culture. The book follows the main character, an Indian man, on his travel to London where he meets a Scottish woman he ultimately falls inlove with. They journey back to India to start their' family and that was it for me. The story kept my interest for a while; the language is soft and beautiful, and the images creatively put into words. You keep waiting for something to happen; unfortunately, by the middle of the book there is no build up, no culmination point, which I found disappointing for such a great start. Thus, this is a book of a family saga; although artistic, the book failed to keep my interest and I only finished the book as I dislike leaving a book half read. Too bad...