Book Review: Reecha Agarwal Goyal's book 'Such is HER Life' explores what it means to be a woman in today's world

Labelled as a 'small book with big learnings', Reecha Agarwal Goyal's 'Such is HER Life' takes a reader through a heart wrenching journey of thought-provoking musings. Imagine a little book that you could hold close to your heart and read on the move. Nothing too heavy that it bogs you down. It feels best when the book is light enough and delightful enough to read like a Twitter feed, with pearls of wisdom. [Do read: When the Chief Fell in Love ]

This little book is an exploration on what it is to be a woman in today's world. Some snippets make you want to cry, others make you simply smile and there are many that will provoke your thoughts as the finer nuances sink in.

Here are some:

'She was never considered a perfect woman for the shape of her roti was always a determining factor.'

'Their biggest complaint was: You are different.

She loved the compliment.'

'Of all the battles she had fought, those between the heart and the mind, were the most ruthless.'

Every snippet is like a dart thrown into your heart. It strikes the right note, with a sharpness that leaves you almost breathless.

Somewhere along the way, these snippets remind me of the 20th century's French existentialists who treated life as being so absurd that the only way forward is to create your own meaning from it.

And in a deeper, more intense ways, that's exactly why 'Such is HER Life', published by FingerPrint! Publishing, an imprint of Prakash Books, is as close as it gets when it comes to prompting you to create your own meaning and space in life.

[Also read: The Test of My Life by Yuvraj Singh] and [KR Meera's Gospel of Yudas]

Some wounds never heal and only women understand this. So, I leave you with this: 'She bought a lot of clocks. They said Time heals everything.'

Now it's your turn. What books have impressed you recently?

Comments

Rajeev Singhal said…

Thanks for sharing such a useful information. I appreciate your blog post.
Spirituality is the greatest richness that can happen to a human being.

September 17, 2018 at 1:13 PM

Swapna Raghu Sanand said…

@RajeevSinghal: Thanks again for reading and commenting. Glad you liked the book review.

September 8, 2019 at 1:46 PM

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