Haunted by the past, she travels to Kumbakonam, her native town, which she had left years ago. There, she comes face-to-face with her long-lost love.
After forty years, will Malini be able to reclaim her own life, when love comes knocking at her door once again?
A Book Review of FULL CIRCLE
Full Circle is a pure delight ,which has been flavoured with the rich aroma of the South Indian coffee beans. A neatly drawn storyline, some old fashioned characters, smart editing and yes elegant treatment by the author.
Vijendran’s Full Circle is a successful novella because the author succeeds in telling us a beautiful story with a singleness in action.This is a story of innocence, the story about adolescence(read a teenager) and lastly the story of reminiscence.The author provides the reader with an incorruptible protagonist named Malini,and the book is a chronicle of her journey into the past.
Full Circle is a bold work and an honest tale about the thousands of women in our country(my India) who have kept their own identity at bay owing to the social norms and duties.Malini is one such woman..with whom every one can identify,who have worked relentlessly to be a good daughter,a loving wife,a caring mother and yes the friendly grandmother..but what about her own..what about the singular personal pronoun ‘I’…. this book provides that answer.The essence of this story lies in the following line….
“The Malini inside has been lost for years. I have been a daughter, wife, mother, even a mother-in-law, and now your patti, but Malini, the person”
Malini begins her journey towards Kumbakonam and what happens next….for that you have to buy this book of Indireads. About the characterisation,Vijendran does good job regarding Ranjan,Rumi and oh Yes Konkona..(she is a darling)..but somehow David’s portrayal seemed a bit incomplete..but that does not take away the soul of the story. I hope all of you have read about the concept of ‘Zero Displacement’ (basic physics),basically a big ZERO with no outcome at all,the concept of ‘full circle’ is also similar but this novella FULL CIRCLE comes with an endearing result in the end.
The author takes us to the childhood of Malini,and this is the place where she earns my respect and admiration for the minute detailing about the traditions and rituals of a Tamilian Brahmin household.She provide the psychoanalysis of the young Malini and her sister.Sibling rivalry have never been so accurately described within few lines..so thumbs up for that..and lastly the unfulfilled love story..which is unadulterated to the core..and makes you believe in the concept of true love…. The climax could have stretched a bit more..thats it..but nonetheless it is delightful..and yes the book may be about a traditional Indian lady..yet it is distinctly about a modern Indian family…you know I am speaking about the Modern mindset. Go for the book,perfect for the stress free weekends…. a good one…
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