Jaishree Misra

As a Keralite growing up in an army family in Delhi, Jaishree Nair lived an apparently Western lifestyle. She fell in love as a teenager, but was directed into an arranged marriage with a fellow Keralite instead. The marriage was a disaster, and worsened with the birth of their mentally handicapped child. Seeing the prejudice her child faced, she determined to move to a more sympathetic environment for her daughter, and applied for scholarships abroad. She came into contact with her childhood sweetheart, who had never married. Eventually she filed for divorce, and after a bitter battle gained custody of her child, and remarried. While living in London, she wrote Ancient Promises, a thinly fictionalized account of her own life.

Newsclips

Interview by Ritu Jha.

Going back to Mum's. A story in the BBC.

Happily ever afterwards. Interview in the Hindu, 11 Mar 2004.

Of life afterwards. The Hindu, 15 Mar 2004.

Bibliography



Afterwards
Penguin India (2004)

When Rahul Tiwari arrives in Kerala for a short break from London, he has no premonition of a life-changing moment. But one glance over the fence at his lovely but reticent neighbour Maya is enough to launch him on a path of no return. He finds himself playing friend, partner, co-conspirator, and finally the entirely unexpected role of saviour as Maya, suffocating under the weight of a loveless marriage and a suspicious husband, turns to him for help. Together, they flee India with Maya’s one-year-old daughter Anjali and life seems to hold all the promise of a new beginning, until destiny strikes….In Afterwards, Jaishree Misra's new novel, the author writes of the transforming power of love and of the joy and heartbreak of giving yourself to another, for better or for wo

Sawnet Review by Rujuta Chincholkar-Mandelia

Move on, Misra. Review in Outlook.

Anatomy of a heartbreak.Review in TribuneIndia.

Accidents like Love and Marriage
Penguin India (2001)

Review at mouthshut.com

Avoidable accidents. Review in the Tribune.

Ancient Promises
Penguin India. (2000)

Review at Red Hot Curry

A book that just happened. The Hindu, April 2000.

Backwater bride. India Today, March 2000.

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