What is it about a mother that manages to move us everytime? Swati Kumari’s debut novel “Without A Goodbye” answers this question convincingly. When I read the title of the novel, I assumed it would be yet another love story. But I was thankfully proven wrong when I read the synopsis. PLOT The story describes the poignant tale of Danica and her mother Aarti, depicting both their lives in detail. Danica is all set to appear for her competitive exams in Patna. She has a talk with her mother before going inside the exam hall. However after she comes out, she is unable to contact her mother. The entire family searches for her, but she just seems to have vanished. What happened to her? Where did she go? Is she alive or not? These questions trouble everyone, before finally the truth is revealed. What was the truth and what circumstances led to it forms the crux of the story. WRITING Well, the author keeps the language pretty simple. Infact at times th...
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