Paro is a heroic temptress, alluring and rapacious, the stuff of legend. Wandering through the world of privilege and Scotch whiskey that the rich inhabit, she is observed constantly by the acid Priya, eternal voyeur and diarist, who identifies strongly with the heroine of her favorite novel, Rebecca, and vicariously follows the melodrama of Paro's life. Priya herself is in love with her boss, the irresistible BR, sewing-machine magnate and 'the Housewife's Friend'. Pato, inevitably, marries him, to Priya's fury. But BR is merely one among a whole string of admirers; Paro has seduced many. Eventually, as in all moral tales, Paro succumbs to life and circumstances, but not before the reader has been wildly entertained by social comedy without parallel in Indian writing. This is a reprint of the original published in 1984.
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'Paro is a magnificent creation.' -- London Magazine
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Great debut novel,
By "malkhan" (India) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Paro: Dreams of Passion (Hardcover)
This is an excellent debut novel. I am not much of a fan of Namita's other works but this novel left a deep mark on me. The book is like a sensuous, seductive stream of consciousness of a woman (the narrator) who comes of age, in a metaphorical sense, in the world of Bombay and it's corporate corridors. It is laced with lusty relationships, shrewd observations and the feelings of being a woman and lost in such a world. The writing is perfect, immaculate and very Indian in evoking sights, smells and feelings Indian. At the centre of the novel is a seductress, Paro herself, who is the alter ego of the narrator. A brilliant novel and one of my most cherished. Bhawani.
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