Music and Fidelity
Book Review Title: An Unfinished Melody Authors: Ravinder Singh and Richa Mukherjee Publisher: HarperCollins India, 2020 Pages: 46 At first glance, this novella appears to be the story of a lonely woman who drifts into an emotional relationship outside her marriage. But beneath that simple plot lies a sensitive exploration of loneliness, unmet emotional needs, guilt, and the fragile dreams people build to escape an unfulfilling life. Aradhana, the first-person narrator, has been married for four years to Ravi Kashyap, the quintessential corporate professional of today, perpetually glued to his laptop, consumed by work, and with little time or emotional energy for his wife. Their relationship has become so neglected that they have not even found the time or intimacy to bring a child into their little world. “My life feels like a warm blanket,” Aradhana tells us, “that has over time unravelled and become riddled with holes, and is leaking happiness...
