An Ideal Wife by Sanjay Grover is an interesting
pick. It is published by GoodTimes. The story is an interesting take on,
today’s generation outlook towards marriage. We approach marriage with long
list of must have qualities. This list is generally designed keeping the
expectations of society in mind. But what is needed, is while looking for a
partner, a person must honestly understand self and based on that should choose
his partner. The point is brilliantly made in the novel, that marriage is not a
show game, where one needs to pamper the self-ego.
The central character Sameer is self-obsessed
person, who is looking for an ultimate wife. A woman with unimaginable
qualities like no jealousy factor, no nagging, no possessive streak and cherry
on the cake, totally forgiving type (Can you beat that, I think no living
woman on the planet, can fit in that list). At the same time, a god is banished
from the heaven, for making an unrealistic promise to Sameer. He is sent back
on the earth to keep his words. Now here the twist happens, the God gets
confused, as he has not manufactured a girl fitting Sameer’s criterion. Finally
through some stroke of luck, he customized Sameer’s wife, but hey hold on we
humans are too greedy, and even after getting the complete package, we often
crib. So without spoiling the fun further, I would recommend you to explore the
novel on your own.
The novel makes a wonderful point in the end, that
all marriage’s however perfect they look, needs adjustments, compromise and lot
of contemplation. Sadly we often expect all these things to be done by our
partner, forgetting that they are also humans. Selfish or self-obsessed
attitude cannot prevail in marriage. So enjoy this lovely novel with your
partner.
Why should you read the novel:
- Interesting storyline.
- Wonderful lesson at the end of the novel.
- Good time pass.