BOOK REVIEW: THE TRUTH IN ITS ESSENCE

BOOK – The Truth in its Essence
AUTHOR – Veena Sheker
GENRE – Fiction (Contemporary)
PAGES – 239
REVIEW – A lie, how small it is, can change not only yours but other’s lives too. And a life built around lies is bound to crash.
Why am I talking about lies? As this book ‘The Truth in its Essence’ is all about lies and secrets if comes out has the power to ruin everyone’s lives.
The protagonist Savithri along with her husband Madhavan adopted a child, named him Suri and from their begins her journey of lie. Soon after Suri, Daya was born and after his birth, the happiness of the family knew no bounds but their happiness was cut short after the sudden demise of Madhavan. Savithri after losing her husband lost interest in life but for her children she started everything all over again. However, life again played her cruel game and snatched Daya from Savithri. The death of her second child came as a blow, yet Savithri keep moving for the sake of Suri.

But the things are not as simple as it seems. Everyone, from Savithri to Suri and the neighbours Patel and Narayanan hiding a secret, telling lies to protect their secret. What will happen if their deepest secrets are unveiled?

The truth in its Essence is a story jam-packed with various emotions, throughout the book you will cry and laugh and feel the pain of the characters, you will sympathise with them and at the same time their acts will make you angry. The author has weaven such a realistic story thst will make you believe her every word and will keep you engaged till end.

There are certain books where stories from the first page grasp your attention and even after knowing what will happen next you read it but sometimes over explanation of some scenes can ruin your mood and this is what exactly happened in this book. I was thoroughly enjoying the plot, narration, the suspense, but some over streched parts made the middle part boring for me, however the way the story moved to the end it regained my interest.

With the easy language and simple yet descriptive narration, the author has presented a perfect book for beginner but if you are an avid reader then at one point this book will become predictable for you.

RATING – 4⭐