That activity had to be curtailed because I’m now in a remote village and find it hard to stir out. So I was quite delighted when she reached out to me. Even more delighted when I found out that we had two or three mutual friends (according to FB, one of whom is an author from Bangalore) Of course, she saved the best for last – when she asked me to review her book, ‘Glitter and Gloss’ and sent me a copy of the same.
I was delighted since I’m a huge fan of chick lit as I’ve stated on another blog that I own.
So I started reviewing it and I was thrilled that it sparkled with wit and humour. It’s desi chick lit at its finest.
I say desi coz she generously uses words like aira gaira nathu khaira(which was new to me) in her narrative.
Right from her acknowledgements, it was all very creatively written. She referred to her family as her ‘Foundation’, her editor as the concealer and so on, this being a book about the beauty industry.
She is funny too. I mean take a look at this:
” My last roommate used to walk and talk in her sleep. Why do you think I started latching my room door? And the girl before her, god, she was worse. She was a pathological liar. Say, she was in a ‘Pink Top’ and I asked her what she was wearing, she’d reply, ‘Blue Pants.’ I mean, she was that bad.”
The plot is a complete entertainer with a serial romancer(a girl this time) from a dysfunctional family, looking for a stable guy, finding Mr. Right, and ending up wooing his family. A kind of reverse Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge if you will, but not quite! Throw in a best friend, a male roomie, a bitchy co-worker and you’ve got a complete cast of characters for a nice rom-com.
This could be made into a nice movie! Karan Johar, are you listening?
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