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The Storyteller's Secret

6/3/2019

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Book Details:

Book Title: The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani
Category: Adult Fiction, 399 pages
Genre: Literary
Publisher: Lake Union
Release date: September 2018
Tour dates: June 3 to July 12, 2019
Content Rating: PG-13 (There are some non-explicit sex scenes)

Book Description:

An Amazon Charts, USA Today, and Washington Post bestseller!

From the bestselling author of Trail of Broken Wings comes an epic story of the unrelenting force of love, the power of healing, and the invincible desire to dream.

Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family’s past. Intoxicated by the sights, smells, and sounds she experiences, Jaya becomes an eager student of the culture. But it is Ravi—her grandmother’s former servant and trusted confidant—who reveals the resilience, struggles, secret love, and tragic fall of Jaya’s pioneering grandmother during the British occupation.

​Through her courageous grandmother’s arrestingly romantic and heart-wrenching story, Jaya discovers the legacy bequeathed to her and a strength that, until now, she never knew was possible.

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Review:

Jaya has just suffered her third miscarriage.  She is carrying around insurmountable grief and it has taken a toll on her marriage.  When Jaya returns home to tell her parents the news, she finds out that her grandfather in India is near death and wants her mother to return.  Jaya's mother remains shrouded in mystery, always attentive, but distant, Jaya's mother has never spoken of India or her parents and is adamant about not returning.  Jaya takes the opportunity to escape.   Once in India, Jaya is overwhelmed by the different way of life and excitement of finding out about her family.  Jaya connects with Ravi, her grandmother's servant and confidante.  Over time, Ravi reveals the story of Jaya's grandmother taking Jaya back to the English occupation.  With knew knowledge and her grandmother's past revealed, Jaya begins to unravel her own pain and untangle the emotions of her own experience. 

The Storytreller's Secret is an emotional journey that spans the decades.  The story alternates between Jaya and Amisha's stories.  The beginning of the book caught me off guard, it was a strong introduction to the unique pain of a miscarriage and the struggle that comes with it.  I was intrigued by the family mysteries that awaited Jaya in India.  I losved Ravi's character and his appreciation of Indian culture and life itself.  Through Ravi, the history of India unfolds, the food the holiday's, the caste system and the differences between classes are shown.  As Ravi tells Amisha's story, his love and respect for her is apparent.  Though Amisha's story was predictable,  I felt connected to her character.  India in the 1920's was compelling through Amisha's eyes.  I do wish there was more included about the effects of the English occupation and the war, but that was not the focus of the story.  I was amazed at what Amisha was able to accomplish and the secrets that she kept.  Overall, The Storyteller's secret is a moving and historical story of healing and forgiveness. 

This book was received for free in return for an honest review.

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​A former attorney, Sejal Badani left the law to pursue writing full time.

She is a USA Today, Washington Post & Amazon Charts bestselling author, Goodreads Fiction Award Finalist and ABC/DISNEY Writing Fellowship Finalist.

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4 Comments
Sejal link
6/3/2019 10:01:11 pm

Hi Stephanie - Thank you so much for the lovely review. I so appreciate your kind words. All the best and take care. sejal

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Becky Richardson
6/4/2019 12:24:31 am

I enjoyed the review.

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Davida Chazan link
6/14/2019 06:58:15 am

This sounds pretty good, actually. Thanks!

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Betul
7/3/2019 07:12:39 am

This sounds really good!

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