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A Book Review: Ratna Vira's Debut Novel, Daughter by Court Order

It happened to be one of those interesting days when I had tea with a well-known journalist. One thing she told me stayed in my mind, “ I am a single mother by choice. But what I didn’t realize is that it’s so hard to get your child’s respect when you are a single mother. No matter how sincerely you try, you seem to fall short somewhere. ”  For latest book reviews, subscribe to  Svara's Newsletter ! This story is about a single mother's fight for justice. Daughter by Court Order: Story & Characterization Ratna Vira’s debut novel, Daughter By Court Order,   is a shocking, heart touching story of a girl called Arnie (Aranya is her full name) who grows up emotionally and physically abused by her celebrity mother . This is about her fight for justice. This story has some very ‘desi’ inspired characters such as Arnie’s great dadaji who had been a powerful CM and her phua   Baby Singh. Throughout her life, it is dadaji and   phua  who prot...