The Newlyweds - Young People Fighting for Love in the New India Book
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RELEASE DATE - 1 SEPTEMBER 2022
'Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand youth in India today - or for anyone who believes in the galactic powers of love to change history, personal and political'
Suketu Mehta, author of Maximum City: Bombay Lost and Found
What would you risk for love?
Twenty-first century India is a culture on fast forward, a society which is changing at breakneck speed, where two out of every three people are under the age of thirty-five. These young men and women grew up with the internet, smartphones and social media. But when it comes to love, the weight of thousands of years of tradition cannot so easily be set aside.
An extraordinary work of reportage, The Newlyweds is a portrait of modern India told through the stories of three young couples, who defy their families to pursue love. The lesbian couple forced to flee for a chance at a life together. The Hindu woman and Muslim man who must escape under the cover of night after being harassed by a violent mob. And the couple from different castes who know the terrible risk they run by marrying.
Writing with great insight and humanity, Mansi Choksi examines the true cost of modern love in an ancient culture. It is a book that will change the way readers think about love, freedom and hope.
"If you believe in great love stories, read Mansi Choksi's The Newlyweds. In this exemplary work of narrative non-fiction, Choksi follows three Indian couples for six years to bring us the most nuanced, lyrical, and moving book about love and marriage in modern India yet written. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand youth in India today - or for anyone who believes in the galactic powers of love to change history, personal and political."
Suketu Mehta, author of MAXIMUM CITY: BOMBAY LOST AND FOUND
"This is a startlingly good book. The meticulously reported stories of three couples - and the social forces that stand in their way - are intimate, revelatory and as gripping as a novel. I couldn't put it down."
Samira Shackle, author of KARACHI VICE: LIFE AND DEATH IN A CONTESTED CITY
"Mansi Choksi's rigorously reported, beautifully written debut signals the arrival of a major new voice in non-fiction."
Sonia Faleiro, author of THE GOOD GIRLS
| Author | Mansi Choksi |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages |
288 |
| ISBN |
971785789069 |
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