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Set in pre-partitioned Lahore, Written on the Wind by Anuradha Kumar- Jain, is no less of an artistic story that encompasses the lives of two women, Harjeet and Amiya, whose lives are drastically unalike yet similar : in their struggles against clinging to what they believe in.

Harjeet, married to Gautam and mother to two; is constantly discontented with her husband's indifference and finds herself enraptured by Haider's charm.

On the other hand, Amiya's marriage is yet another affliction, as her own secret looms overhead, along with the nagging sadness of never getting to know her parents.

Anuradha Jain-Kumar, takes us on an unforgettable journey to the 1930's Hindustan, where patriotism is at it's peak! What made the stories of these resilient women yet more profound is the uncertain period they were set in, where every choice you make, opened up an entirely different realm.

Written on the Wind fills you with delight and a sense of curiosity with every turn it takes. The stories of Harjeet and Amiya, both ladened with emotions and desire, leave you in a mess! The stories of these women give you just a glimpse of what every other women had/have to endure in their lives, yet also fills you with a sense of content that if they could truly fight for what they believed in, why couldn't we?

A book that candidly opens up a discussion of what lives of women were in colonial India and along with a very easy-to-grasp picture of the years before India's independence leading up to the partition that tore the country apart! Being a history fanatic myself, I was quite easily sucked into the story and finished it in one sitting!

Truly a book, that is going to stay with me for a while.