When Mira Went Forth And Multiplied by Shinie Antony
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A difficult book to rate for me as the book was completely different from what I had thought it would be. Judging by its cover I thought it would be a light read with some good humor, but how I was wrong. It does start on quite a few funny notes but then it takes the reader to a journey of broken marriage, acute heartbreaks, family drama etc.
The book starts with the story of Mira who has recently come to the big city Bengaluru and romanticizes of soon finding her soulmate, but this wish of hers with time starts to fade. Instead she gets stuck with a boring job, a house owner who constantly rambles about her husband and lots of loneliness. Then one day she meets Sam, who shows her the glimmer of the life she always wanted; but after spending one night with her he forgets her, and thus starts her journey of tearful nights, cursing herself over the decisions made and a terrible heartbreak. Meanwhile we get to know that Sam already has a wife back home and Mira was just a one night fling. Things then get interesting when Mira finally decides to pay Sam a visit.
In terms of story, it is quite new, with good twists thrown every once in a while. In terms of writing, Mr Antony proves his mettle with some solid one liners. The later parts of the book where characters contemplate long and hard about concepts like marriages,infidelity are bit of a drag. Overall go for it if you want to read a mature story about relationships with some good dose of humor intermittently.

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