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Shadow In The Mirror: A Thrilling Quest for Redemption by [Deepti Menon]

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It all begins with a death. Nita, a pregnant woman falling from her balcony becomes the string that unravels the plot. Her death casts a shadow over many lives; her heartbroken father, her husband and Vinny, a young journalist, drawn in by the whiff of foul play and murder.
What follows are stories within stories, eras and worlds colliding with each other, leaving behind splintered relationships and mesmerizing slices of lives that appear to be drawn together and driven apart by the whimsical threads of destiny.
As events cast their shadows ahead to link the stories of Vinny, Kavita, Roma, Krish and Nita in an unrelenting knot, a journey starts to uncover the truth. What is the secret that links Nita’s death to the other characters? Will Vinny be able to unravel the mystery of Nita’s death?
From intimate diary entries and letters, to bantering over a meal and sharing memories while spring cleaning, this novel de-familiarizes the ordinary, presenting a kaleidoscope of our own pasts, broken edges and pulsating hearts.

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14 October 2016
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Deepti Menon is the author of two books, Arms and the Woman and Deeparadhana. She has worked as a journalist with several publications and is now a freelance editor. Short stories with deft twists and tongue-in-cheek articles that tickle the funny bone are her forte. Deepti lives with her family in Chennai. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01M4JL112
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Readomania (14 October 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 546 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages

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Deepti Menon has always loved the written word. She began to write at the age of ten and was lucky enough to have travelled around the country as an Army kid. Her experiences during those years helped hone her interest and her flair for writing. Her first book, 'Arms and the Woman', published in 2002, takes a light-hearted look at the life of an Army wife. 2013 and 2014 were lucky for her, as many of her short stories were chosen for anthologies. She also has a book of poems, titled 'Deeparadhana of Poems', lovingly compiled by her mother, herself a talented writer and ‘Shadow in the Mirror’, a psychological thriller published by Readomania in 2016. 2020, the COVID year, saw an eBook of thriller short stories, again by Readomania, titled ‘Where Shadows Follow – Tales that Twist and Turn’ and four volumes for children titled 'Classic Tales From the Panchatantra' (also available in a single compiled volume as well).

Deepti's latest offering in 2021 is another eBook of thriller short stories titled 'Shadows Never Lie' again from the Readomania stable. With this book, she calls herself the author of The Shadow Trilogy.

2022 saw her adding a new genre to her repertoire, as she and a friend, Ms. Kalpana Ramesh, brought out a life sketch of Ms. Nalini Chandran, one of the leading educationists in the country who had founded her own ICSE/ISC school in 1978. The name of this life sketch is 'Defying Destiny: Nalini Chandran - A Life Sketch'.

Writing has been an endless journey with its twists and turns, often leading Deepti on to the myriad mysteries of life, love and relationships. The thrill of seeing her name in print has only intensified over the years. She believes that Mark Twain had the right idea when he said, “The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.” There has never been a dull moment, never time to regret, according to her, as life is truly worth living.

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Manali Desai

A thrilling tale of how demons of the past can lead to tragedy

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 13 September 2022

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My rating: 4.3/5

Nita and Krish have been happily married for six years and are expecting their first child. They're over the moon about it and are excited to start this new phase of life as parents. But unlike what it seems to Krish and everyone else, Nita might not have been too happy. Why else would she commit suicide by jumping off the balcony of their 12th floor apartment? Everyone is shocked but one reporter named Vineeta is particularly curious about Nita's choice because she has received an anonymous tip claiming that Nita was murdered. Who would do such a thing?

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 11 October 2016

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Reading Shadow in the Mirror has to have been one of the best book decisions I made this year. Deepti Menon writes a very powerful tale that grips you from the moment the narrative begins. Whether it is the impact of the beginning in itself: where Nita, the pregnant woman, falls off her balcony, or right at the very end where the truth of the story slaps you in the face and leaves you smarting, there is a stunning tapestry being woven throughout, that makes this book a splendid read. A death is like a stone in the river: leading to many ripples that affect the lives of all those around. And that impact is doubled up when the death smacks of some foul play, something fishy. So, Nita's father, her upset husband Krish and a young journalist, Vinny, are all brought into the mix to knock on the doors of the story, to find out what went askew where.
Deepti's subplots and stories, the back and forth and the meandering between eras, the clash of ideas and beliefs as worlds wind up taking on one another and the way these things impact each of the characters are amazing. Nita remains an enduring character - even though she is the one loose thread that brings the entire fabric down as it's pulled and tugged at, she is a very unifying and very moving presence throughout the book, and you find yourself falling for the charm that she exuded in her lifetime, albeit told through the eyes of many people. And yet, you also notice that Nita is not beatified in the way that most killed-off or dead characters are: you see her come alive with her flaws and misgivings intact, and no matter whose lens you read her life through, you see her as a very real person. Deepti's essays of each character, Vinny, Kavita, Roma, Krish, come with a certain depth and comprehensive understanding of the many ways in which a human being functions, thinks and acts.

The book has a melange of a brilliant range of personalities, and it stuns you how one mind can capture so many minds so effortlessly, and with authenticity no less. The fear, the malice, the anger, the curiosity and in places, the subtle placement of guilt (without a soppy drama no matter where the guilt resurfaces - I'm not spoiling it, so...) are really well thought out. It clearly comes forth that Deepti is not your average writer, and has in all possibility, become an anthropomorphic version of each of her characters while writing them out. What intrigues me most is how Deepti has handled the relationships and the individual segments of lives that dovetail into one another. In most books, one finds that the characters are consumed by everything in the book and live, breathe and exist within the frame of the plot or the sub-plots alone. But here, you can see that each of these characters can well be parallel lines and do have lives of their own, and that Nita's death begins to be a transverse that cuts their lives in the toughest of places. What that translates to, is an empowering and empathised rendition of each life and how one incident can impact so many, in so many different ways. The diary entries, the letters, the light-hearted conversations in the household, the spring cleaning routine and the exchanges between characters come with a depth that lends credence and poignancy to the tale in the most creative of ways.

This brings me to the question: What was Nita's death about? What went on behind the scenes?
Ha. AS IF I'M GOING TO TELL YOU!

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Harjeet Khokhar

Sensational Composition

Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 10 January 2018

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“Shadow in the Mirror” or the lady with a big bindi on the cover, will keep you engrossed and force you to turn page after page. Absorbing and articulate prose keeps the reader intrigued from the very first page, as the story progresses it gets more captivating. A masterful weaving of words makes the reader feel as if the scene is unfolding right in front of his eyes.

The story starts with an alleged suicide of a pregnant woman, daughter of a rich businessman. Vinny, an Investigative journalist gets involved in the case which turns out to be her biggest case in life. Vinny the mainstay of the story is a composed, sensitive and strong personality. She’s brought up in a well bonded traditional Indian family, her deep-rooted values are well established by her disposition. Stories within stories keep the readers' interest kindled. You can’t guess what’s coming next, there’s always a surprise element.
An artist’s sensitivity and vulnerability can be sensed in Krish, an exceptional painter who has been through a difficult time in life since childhood. The book on one side is a tribute to human relations, love and family bonding, on the other side it shows how deceit and self-obsession, anger can transform a person into a devil. The story unfolds dramatically page after page, read it to experience the mysterious drama. I Just can say Kavita’ story is sad …. to know why? you have to read the book, “A mirror doesn’t lie”.

The writer has a knack for stirring right chemicals in readers mind to keep him on the edge. Her keen observation, vast experience and eye for detail have taken the book to a different level.

…If you are looking for excitement …. take the “Lady with a big Bindi’

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A thriller with an extremely visual facade.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 16 March 2017

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Deepthi Menon has done a wonderful job, alloying together the underlying feeling of menace and love and other wonderful emotions associated with life. The language is crisp with splashes of colour strewn all through the narrative, reminiscent of colourful parrots taking flight in the pristine jungle. The story reminds me of a triptych with the past, present and future of the heroine flashing past. Disturbing psychological phenomena are dealt with with consummate ease and I highly recommend this book to an audience who like a good well written story, well this one is creepy and let us hope we can see more from this versatile talented author.

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Sagun Bajpai

There are so many characters and their stories are woven together in such a way that the unfolding story makes you feel like you are unwrapping a gift

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 2 December 2017

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This book was so interesting that I found it difficult to set it down before finishing it. There are so many characters and their stories are woven together in such a way that the unfolding story makes you feel like you are unwrapping a gift! A sad tale but so full of hope too, or 'spring' as the author calls it. Loved the poems too.

sangeetha

Expect the unexpected

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on 20 November 2016

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Fast-paced, there are many elements in this novel that will take the discerning reader by surprise... unputdownable for so many reasons. Deepti Menon's skill as an author are seen in exquisite detail with this novel, which is an excellent example of the English writing emerging from India.

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