Have you ever felt your gut tightening while reading a book? Like when your heart tells you that you have picked up a window to someone else’s world – a world which you would not have entered otherwise. The Floundering Author by Sundari Venkatraman is one such story. It’s like a window, especially to authors who had thought that they are struggling alone. The book reminds me of my own thought process in my journey as an author. Those nights when I would stare more at the stars than snore, thinking whether being an Indie author the right path for me? And during those days, the number of Indie authors could be counted in one finger -with Ms. Venkatraman leading the way. And it’s precisely these long-forgotten emotions that hit me while reading this book.
Sundari introduced me to Jai Wadhwa, an author who could have been my creative twin. (I am sure all authors out there would feel the same). Leaving a cushy job in the IT world, he decides to try his luck in writing. His life has the usual struggle of rejections and dejections until he meets the commissioning editor of a major publishing house, Ishika. And then, does his luck change. I wish. Read the book to know more.
The path of Jai is like a narrative that every writer walks on. Meeting the wrong people and believing in the right emotions, this man struggles through phases of vulnerability. As rejections from different sources come, you can see the ups and downs the author feels. I suppose family here matters a lot, and that’s what happened to Jai too. His sister and brother both stood by him through thick and thin, encouraging him and never blaming him for following his heart. And that’s where the heart of the story lies.
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This is truly one of the best books by Sundari V. And I loved reading it.
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Nilima Mohite
A lovely book which has all elements in a story: Dream, Passion, Love, Hard work, struggle, success.
Reviewed in India on December 2, 2020
