Second Thoughts (book)
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| Author | Shobha De |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Publication date | 1996 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 296 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0140255672 |
| Preceded by | Small Betrayals |
| Followed by | Selective Memory |
Second Thoughts is a novel written by Shobhaa De.
Second Thoughts is a love story about Maya, a pretty girl who is eager to escape her dull, middle-class home in Calcutta for the glamour of Mumbai, where she moves after marriage to Ranjan, a handsome, ambitious man who has an American university degree and a wealthy family background.
Maya is determined to be the ideal wife, but finds herself trapped and stifled by the confines of an arranged marriage to a man who, she discovers, is rigidly conservative and completely indifferent to her desires. She begins to experience the utter loneliness of a stranger in suburban Mumbai.
She strikes up a friendship with Nikhil, her charming, college-going neighbor, and the stage is set for an explosive tale of love, betrayal and paths not taken.
