Readomania is excited to announce that The HAVELI SERIES, written by Harshali Singh, is coming soon with the story of Charu, the prodigal daughter, least understood by the family.
A chance visit to the Haveli with 100 doors that exists even today in the by lanes of old Delhi in Naugraha became the inspiration to write the story about a large family. The Sharma family. The Haveli became the foundation on which the stories of the newest residents- Arun Sharma, his wife Uma, and their 7 children, Aruna, Bhavya, Charu, Dheeraj, Etti, Fanny, and Gina, were based.
An omnipresent character in the lives of the Sharma family, the Haveli became the sutradhar, the narrator in the books, one who commands love, respect and has a strange connection with the lady of the manor, Uma. The silent sentinel stands beside the family as they go through life and its peaks and valleys.
The first in the series, A Window to Her Dreams, was released in 2016.
Aruna, a young divorcee, marries Bhuvan, an averagely successful young man who had a crush on Aruna, back in college. Both make promises of ever after with preconceived expectations. They are equally shattered to learn that life sometimes plays the villain; their good intentions are tried at every step.
Aruna’s learned conditioning developed as a result of the oppressive years spent with her abusive and often violent first husband Rafi, constantly coming in the way of their married normalcy. As she stands on the precipice of a second failed marriage, she recalls her hopes and expectations and how she herself has become the hurdle in the path leading to the life of her dreams.
The second one, The Anatomy of Choice, was released in 2018.
Bhavya, the Sharma family’s second daughter, made her life in Paris with Tenzin, her live-in partner. As the flame of their love starts to dwindle, they act on a fantasy only to realize that they were ill-equipped to handle the consequences of their choice.
As she navigates the intimate, familial, and societal realms trying to find herself, she finds a journal of a 16th-century courtesan Noorie, who struggled with her own destiny. Bhavya finds her own indecision juxtaposing with the angst of a woman born much before her time. She is forced to examine and find parallels in the unconventional love and relationships that stretch across centuries and own up to the decisions that affect her life and love.
The third book is about Charu and her journey.
Dreams are mystical wonderlands that can be traumatic and yet shine a light on the hidden depths of our consciousness. Who knew this better than Charu, the third daughter of the Sharma family, who was gifted yet conflicted.
Back into the fold of the Haveli, Charu wakes up from a horrific dream to answer a phone call from an old friend, Prithvi Chauhan, the suave Minister of State. He asks Charu to help him locate his kidnapped younger daughter Myra for old times sake.
Like a Matryoshka doll, Charu and Ravi uncover the nefarious intentions behind the polished lives of the Chauhans even as Charu battles with dreams that claw at her psyche and memories, trying to resolve a conflict that lies at the heart of the Sharma family and the Haveli.
The book is expected to release in January 2022.
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