Home truths!

Late Bloomers by Deepa Varadarajan      

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The  interplay of the Ramon family life after divorce is brilliant.

The angst and worry have half truths flowering into full blown stunners dropped at the most inauspicious times.

Suresh is the ex husband, addicted to internet dating, whose dating life develops startling and unexpected off shoots.

Lata, his ex wife whose marriage was arranged, finds herself somewhat hesitantly dating a music professor from the university where she works, spurred on by her be-ringed and tattooed co-worker.

Priya, the Professorial daughter who’s been having an affair with a married man for quite some time and hasn’t told anyone

Nikesh, the son who is not married to the mother of his child but hasn’t had the courage to tell his parents. When he tries, his parents are so involved with their own challenges that he misses the opportunity.

Simultaneously hilarious and thought provoking, we hear from each of the family members in alternating chapters.

A novel about truth telling, timing, about second chances, and defining for ourselves what’s important in life

Simple family life is a myth affectionately exposed in Late Bloomers. 

Endearing, sometimes funny, intersecting with the characters fears and failures, a novel to be sipped at with wonder at how loving and dyslexic a family, even a damaged family,  can be.

A Random House invitation ARC via NetGalley.                                              

Many thanks to the author and publisher.