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HERE WITH YOU

Book: "Here With You".
Publishers: Vilack Publishing

Suggested By: MY SECRET BOOKSHELF
BLURB
Salma, a new bride who is happily married to her husband, moves into her in-laws’ house as part of their South Indian culture. A new life, a new beginning, and a new family in a new country. Staying in a place far away from her loved ones, with no one to rely on but her husband, she undergoes the realities of life living under the same roof as her mother-in-law. How will she cope with the lifestyle changes and the daily challenges? Will her dreams of having a good relationship with her mother-in-law come true? Or will she discover the dreaded monster-in-law?
Fatima wants to be a good mother-in-law to Salma and yearns for a good relationship with her. Life and time throw opportunities her way to prove herself. Would she take the right decisions and keep her best foot forward? Or would she succumb to her ego and cultural stereotypes?
This book is about the emotional tug-of-war between a daughter-in-law and her mother-in-law. Sandwiched between the two most important women of his life is Faisal, the son of one and husband of the other.
The story revolves around the lives of these three characters and the relationships they share with each other as they learn to stick together despite the ups and downs they face as a joint family.

Genre: Contemporary Fiction
My Review:
Recently got married?
Marriage involves not just two people but two big families to bind a relation.
Then this review is just for you.
This is a story about three people, one is a couple who gets married and the third character is that of the mother- in- law of the girl.
If you're a girl, then you must have numerous questions in your mind, like, how will I adjust in the new family with no one whom I actually know? Will everyone behave just like my own family? Will they accept me as their daughter? etc.
If you're a Boy, then you'll relate to the part where men need to balance between being a son and being a husband.
And, if you're a mother, then you would be able to relate to the part where the mother- in - law struggles to be a good mother- in- law.
The language used is easy to understand.
Cover of the book gets a 5 on 5 because of its simplicity and it is beautifully designed.
The character build up and story-telling is good too.
My Ratings:
4 on 5 stars

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